As a multi-award-winning, SRA-regulated law firm recommended by The Legal 500 with over a decade of specialised immigration experience, we create the gold standard and benchmark in expertise, authority, and credibility to get the desired results. Moreover, this result driven approach has created an overall record of 5,000+ successful immigration and visa applications, enabling the companies and individuals to be confident that their visa process is in experienced hands committed to their success.
Sponsor licence compliance is no longer optional. The Home Office is conducting more UKVI compliance visits, increasing sponsor licence suspensions, and revoking licences where duties are not met.
At A Y & J Solicitors, our UK business immigration solicitors provide:
We help UK businesses prevent sponsor licence suspension, avoid sponsor licence revocation, and pass Home Office compliance audits with confidence.
Sponsor Licence Compliance Training is a focused programme that teaches everyone involved in your sponsorship process exactly what UKVI expects. It covers key duties such as Right to work checks, record-keeping, and reporting, outlines each role’s responsibilities (including the Authorising Officer, Level 1 and Level 2 users in the Sponsorship Management System), and prepares your HR and management team for UKVI Sponsor Licence Compliance Inspection visits.
UKVI requires all sponsors to comply with strict record-keeping and reporting rules to maintain an A-rating. Failure to do so may lead to an action plan, Sponsor Licence downgrade, or even sponsor licence suspension.

More Home Office visits in 2025 vs 2024
Working days to respond before revocation
Average cost of licence revocation to a business

Days your workers have to leave the UK if revoked

More Home Office visits in 2025 vs 2024
Working days to respond before revocation
Average cost of licence revocation to a business

Days your workers have to leave the UK if revoked
These aren't hypothetical scenarios. We see businesses lose their licences over these exact issues every single week
If even one of these applies to you, your licence is at risk. Right now.
Minor breaches can trigger a Sponsor Licence downgrade from A to B. While downgraded, you cannot allocate any new COS until you fund and implement an action plan agreed with UKVI.
More serious or repeated failures lead UKVI to suspend the sponsor licence. All sponsorship activity pauses, and you’ll have 20 working days to respond or challenge the suspension notice.
If issues remain unaddressed, UKVI may revoke your licence entirely. Existing visas are curtailed to 60 days, and you face a six‑month cooling‑off period before you can reapply.
Employing someone without the right to work risks civil penalties, fines of up to £30,000 per illegal worker, on top of licence action and reputational harm.
The real cost of non-compliance includes business disruption, reputational damage, employee anxiety, and loss of growth opportunities, especially when the Home Office arrives for an unannounced audit.
In February 2024, the UK Government tripled civil penalties for illegal working. These are the fines your business faces per worker, per breach.
per illegal worker
per illegal worker
Cannot sponsor new workers 20 days to respond

Permanent cancellation. 12-month reapplication ban.

All sponsored workers given 60 days to leave the UK.

Published on Home Office non-compliant employer list.
Our most comprehensive compliance package costs less than a single penalty notice.
Whether you want to learn, secure, or fully outsource your compliance — we have you covered. Every package is designed to keep the Home Office satisfied and your business safe.
Learn & Lead
Per business (up to 5 attendees)
For sponsors who want to run compliance in-house with confidence.
Full Management
6-month minimum term
For active sponsors who want the compliance burden removed and risk reduced year-round.
Audit-Ready
Up to 5 sponsored workers
A one-off, end-to-end compliance solution that identifies risk, fixes gaps, and leaves you fully audit-ready.
Every package delivers measurable, defensible compliance outcomes.
Documentation and processes that withstand Home Office scrutiny.
Structured files, completed checklists, and a compliance calendar.
Face Home Office visits, audits, and interviews with certainty.
Every team member knows their sponsor duties — AO, Level 1, HR, managers.
Proactive gap closure before the Home Office finds issues.
Your workforce stays, your recruitment continues, your reputation is safe.
"AY&J conducted a compliance audit that identified issues we hadn't spotted. Their proactive approach potentially saved our sponsor licence. Now we have proper HR processes in place. Invaluable service for any sponsored employer!"

Managing sponsor compliance manually can be time-consuming, error-prone, and high-risk — leading to missed deadlines, costly fines, and added stress on HR teams. Our integrated HRMS software solves these problems by automating compliance tasks and saving you time and resources.
Here’s how our powerful HRMS works for you:
Pain-Point Callout: Manual spreadsheets and fragmented systems leave room for costly mistakes. Our HRMS integrates compliance into your daily operations, freeing up HR resources and reducing the risk of Home Office penalties.
From the moment UKVI grants your licence, you take on a legal duty for every overseas worker you sponsor. These compliance duties safeguard the UK labour market and protect your ability to continue sponsoring skilled workers.
Your duties start on licence issue day, whether you used pre‑licence priority service or the standard route, and continue until you formally surrender or UKVI terminates the licence.
A Y & J Compliance Shield: Our proprietary system prepares you for UKVI audits with mock compliance reviews, HR process mapping, and documentation trails, helping reduce risk of licence suspension or revocation.
Real-World Example: An HR manager failed to report a sponsored worker’s unpaid leave exceeding 10 days. During a surprise UKVI compliance visit, the omission was flagged, leading to a licence downgrade and increased monitoring.
How to Avoid It: Use automated reminders and mock audits to catch reporting deadlines before UKVI does. To check your licence status at any time, use the Register of Licensed Sponsors or follow our “How to Check Your Sponsor License Number” walkthrough.
UKVI sponsor licence compliance means meeting every duty set by UK Visas and Immigration for licensed sponsors. You must carry out thorough right‑to‑work checks, manage each Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) correctly and keep all records audit‑ready. Moreover, you prepare for a UKVI Sponsor Licence Compliance Inspection under ongoing UKVI Scrutiny to prove that your HR processes and reporting remain spot on.
Our commitment to excellence is backed by the best.
We take pride in being featured and officially accredited by top business, immigration, and legal platforms. Our work continuously meets the highest criteria of trust, credibility, and results, earning us major accolades and high-level media attention. These accolades are more than just badges; they serve as evidence that clients are in capable, safe hands when they choose us.







Chief Executive Officer
The driving force behind the company, Yash has years of legal experience and an uncompromising focus on client success. His leadership is the catalyst for integrity, innovation, and results.

Senior Associate
Sunny is an experienced immigration caseworker with 8 years in Sponsor Licence, Skilled Worker, family settlement, and Naturalisation matters. He built a strong UK business client base and is the go-to for direct advice, problem solving, and winning outcomes.

Chief Operating Officer
Anik combines strategic mind with operational acumen to drive scale of impact and efficiency in service delivery. His systems philosophy runs the engine smoothly.

Business Relationship Manager
Amin heads the frontlines of client interaction. He is driven by a consultative mind and profound knowledge of immigration options, matching clients with solutions that best meet their objectives.