The greatest transition came with Brexit being announced and now since freedom of movement has ended. The UK immigration law stands equal to UK and overseas nations.
From 01 January 2021, every employer in the UK will need a sponsor licence if they intend to hire skilled workers. The route to the UK is through a skilled worker visa.
Types of Sponsor Licences
There is an entire pool of workers en route to the UK as skilled workers. The organisations may consider the following work visa routes to sponsor them.
1. Skilled Worker
visa
2. Intra Company
Transfer visa
3. Sportsperson visa
(Tier 2)
4. Ministers of
Religion (Tier 2)
5. Temporary Worker
Creative and Sporting (Tier 5)
6. Temporary Worker
Charity (Tier 5)
7. Temporary Worker
Government Authorised Exchange (Tier 5)
8. Temporary Worker
International Agreement (Tier 5)
9. Temporary Worker Seasonal (Tier 5)
Certain visas are coupled with the others, using the same documentation. For example, a skilled worker visa and an Intra company transfer visa.
Eligibility Requirements
The eligibility criteria is direct when it comes to sponsor licence applications. The organisation must prove that you are based in the UK, are genuine and are operating or trading lawfully in the UK.
The Home office can reject your sponsor licence application if at any point you fail to prove your genuineness.
Suitability
requirements
The suitability criteria determine
whether the Home Office will grant or refuse the application, alter the sponsor
rating of an existing licence, or revoke an existing licence. It may also
affect the limit set for Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) that organisations
can assign while hiring the skilled workers.
1. The organisation has a HR system and
continues to meet sponsor duties.
2. The organisation is able to comply
with the Home Office whenever there is a sudden, audit conducted within the
organisation’s establishment
3. This includes checks at any
physical site where your sponsored workers carry out, or would carry out, their
employment duties.
4.
You meet specific
requirements for the skilled worker route and ensure you have offered a genuine
role to the desired skilled worker.
5.
Your sponsor licence
applications are likely to be refused if you have any criminal conviction or
civil penalties or any previous history of non-compliance by the organisation.
A sponsor licence application is submitted via an online platform created by the Home Office. Before the submission, you will need to ensure that you have at least four mandatory documents, depending on the business you run, which will then need to be sent to the Home Office via email.
The documents furnish actual proof of trading presence and functionality. Additionally, you are also required to provide background information about the company and an organisation chart showing where each position in your company sits.
Sponsor licence application fee
● The
sponsor license cost depends upon the organisation's size for which the
employer is seeking the licence.
● The Home Office regulates this cost. The
sponsor licence validity holds for 4 years, hence after every 4 years, this
licence needs to be renewed and the several different levels of sponsor licence
fees paid.
● Medium
and Large organisations pay £1,476.
● Small
organisations pay £536 sponsor licence
fee
An organisation
normally qualifies as a small sponsor organisation if any two of the following
apply:
● The annual
turnover is £10.2 million or less
● The total assets
are worth £5.1 million or less
● The company has 50 employees or fewer
Taking
legal assistance
It may also be recommended to take assistance
from a legal expert who can represent your case efficiently and effectively. A
Y & J Solicitors have one of the best immigration
lawyers in London, who have extensive experience in helping their clients secure
sponsor licence with compassion and care.
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