Sponsor Licence

If you are a UK business and wish to employ someone to work in your business who is not a British/Irish citizen and is not free from immigration control, you will need to apply to the Home Office for a sponsor licence before you can employ them. Obtaining a sponsor licence can benefit UK organisations, particularly those seeking to recruit skilled talent from overseas by having access to a wider range of talent.

There main requirements the Home Office will assess a sponsor licence application against when considering to grant an employer a sponsor licence are:

The business needs to be eligible (genuine, trading)
They need to nominate a Level 1 user, key contact and authorising officer to manage the licence who are honest, dependable and reliable.
They need to nominate a Level 1 user to manage the Sponsor Management System (SMS) who is a settled national/British, residing in UK and an employee, director or partner.
The company must have adequate human resource systems in place to show good record keeping of absences, right to work documents, employee contact details, contracts, NI numbers etc.
The role they wish to fill needs to be suitable (highly skilled, on the occupation list, genuine need for the job to be filled)

We can assist in advising you on the specific requirements and documentation needed for the sponsor licence application and help in identifying which licence you should be applying for. We can also advise on the key personnel for the SMS and your compliance duties as a sponsor. We can also handle the licence application process for you offer on-going support once the licence has been granted.

Fees:

Licence application: £574 for a small organisation and £1579 for a large organisation

You will also need to pay an Immigration Skills Charge to a worker ranging from £480 per year to £1320

plus £525 to assign a Certificate of Sponsorship to a worker.

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