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UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
You’ll usually need a sponsor licence to employ someone to work for you…
To get a licence as an employer, you cannot have any unspent criminal…
You can sponsor a worker if the job they’re going to do: complies with the…
The licence you need depends on whether the workers you want to fill your…
You need to appoint people (known as ‘key personnel’) within your business…
You need to apply online for your licence. Once you’ve finished the online…
You’ll get an A-rated licence if your application is approved. A-rating -…
Before you assign a certificate of sponsorship to your worker, you may…
You must assign a certificate of sponsorship to each foreign worker you…
You might have to pay an additional charge when you assign a certificate…
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from…
If your visa is based on a relationship that’s ended you must apply if you…
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
What happens if you're a sponsored employee and your sponsor loses their licence, has a suspended licence
This form is to be used by all Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors who want to request prioritising an eligible request type.
Form for sponsoring a person applying to come, stay or settle in the UK as an adult dependent relative. Also known as the "sponsorship undertaking form".
Interactive form for sponsors that don’t have access to the sponsorship management system (SMS) to appoint a new level 1 user.
Form to apply to review a refused application due to a case worker error or failure to consider a piece of evidence.
What happens if your visa sponsor loses their licence, has it suspended or is taken over by another organisation
This form is to be used by licenced student sponsors on the student immigration routes to request prioritisation of the eligible case types.
Form for employers and sponsors to get an employee or prospective employee's permission to ask for an update on their visa application.
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