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As skilled migrant workers have become a key endorsement under our immigration system, businesses and educational institutions that wish to sponsor skilled individuals must obtain a license to sponsor. In order to become a sponsor, there are different requirements depending on the roles that your business wishes to fill. Our team of experienced professionals will ensure that you are given comprehensive and end-to-end advice and guidance as to how these processes are carried out and the thresholds that you will be required to meet.
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Adam Bernard Sponsor Licence FAQ’s:
All UK employers must apply for a sponsorship licence application to employ a skilled worker from overseas through skilled worker visa.
Sponsor Licences have different categories depending on the need of the organisation. Typically, the type of job decides which category of licence, the sponsor needs to apply for.
To secure a sponsor licence, the employer must:
- There shouldn’t be unspent convictions or offence committed by the employer in order to apply for the sponsorship Licence.
- There shouldn’t be a history of the employer with breaching the sponsor duties in the past.
To achieve a successful outcome of Sponsor Licence, the employer should provide the detailed information of their organisation.
The new immigration rules exempted the sponsors to advertise for the role for 28 days under a RLMT. However, the Home Office may still expect the employer to conduct proper selection and recruitment procedures to prove that the employment of the foreign worker is genuine.
The organisation is obligated to fulfil a number of other duties and responsibilities as the employer of an overseas worker.
The employer will need to complete the Appendix A sponsor licence form to apply for a sponsor licence.
The Sponsor will need to assign duties to various members within the organisation for managing sponsorship process when the licence is applied. The sponsor licence duties will be conducted via the sponsorship management system (SMS).
There will be specific roles which you need to fill to carry out the necessary tasks:
- The key contact: They are the main point of contact with the UKVI
- Authorising officer: The senior person within the business. They will be responsible for the actions performed by the staff and representatives
- Level 1 user: One who will be responsible for the day-to-day activities and management of the licence
The roles above can be performed by only one person if needed. At least one of the level 1 users must be an employee within the business. However, other level 1 and level 2 users can be a part of the third-party organisations or representatives
The UKVI updates its extensive lists of published guidance and appendices relating to the requirements on a regular basis, which sponsor licence holders must adhere.
It is therefore a duty of Sponsors to keep them up-to-date and make themselves fully aware of the changes made my UKVI in the policies.
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Why Adam Bernard Solicitors?
- We provide In-house training to your Authorising officer, Level 1 and Level 2 users on SMS, reporting and immigration updates.
- Training on immigration due diligence, right to work checks and the prevention of illegal working with the help of employer checking service.
- How to maintain record keeping and monitoring duties.
- Advice on advertising in compliance with the Resident Labour Market Test.
- Performing role plays of immigration audits to assess your knowledge on Sponsor duties as sponsorship licence holder and
- Acting as your legal representatives on official UKVI audits/ compliance visits. In case your business has downgraded to a category B rating we can also help to effectively monitor the implementation of any recommended action plan in order to reinstate your licence’s A rating category.
