UK employers hiring international talent — at every stage of the sponsor journey.
Business immigration, handled clearly.
Six immigration service lanes for UK employers. Each is process-led: a clear scope, a structured timeline, and documented compliance outcomes.
Sponsor licence applications
Eligibility review, HR readiness check, document preparation and Home Office submission for first-time sponsor licence applicants.
Sponsor licence compliance
Ongoing duties for licensed sponsors — record keeping, worker monitoring, reporting and key-personnel responsibilities.
Skilled Worker visa support
Guidance for employers and workers through the Skilled Worker route — eligibility, evidence, salary thresholds and process.
Certificate of Sponsorship
CoS allocation requests, defined and undefined CoS issuance, and assignment support for sponsored roles.
Right to work checks
Structured RTW checks, share-code processes, retention guidance and audit-ready records for HR teams.
Suspension & revocation defence
Support for sponsors responding to Home Office action — reviewing issues, preparing evidence and structured representations.
From eligibility review to compliance setup.
A sponsor licence is not only an application. It also requires the right systems, records and compliance habits once approved.
Eligibility review
Business genuineness, sector, HR readiness.
Document request
Statutory documents from Appendix A.
HR compliance review
Systems, records, key personnel.
Application preparation
SMS form, supporting evidence.
Submission
SMS submission, fees, supporting bundle.
Home Office review
Casework, possible compliance visit.
Approval & setup
SMS setup, CoS allocation, duties begin.
— A sponsor licence is not the end of compliance. It is the start. Most enforcement issues are caused by record-keeping and HR-system gaps that pre-date the application.
Sponsor compliance starts before approval.
The Home Office expects licensed sponsors to keep records, monitor sponsored workers, report relevant changes and maintain audit-ready HR systems.
Record keeping
Worker files, contracts, RTW evidence and contact details retained per Home Office rules.
Right to work checks
Manual, online and IDVT checks completed correctly before employment starts.
Worker monitoring
Attendance, absences and duties matched to the assigned CoS.
Reporting duties
Changes to role, pay, address or sponsor circumstances reported via SMS in time.
HR system readiness
HRIS configured to evidence checks, dates and document expiry alerts.
Key personnel
Authorising Officer, Key Contact and Level 1 User assigned and trained.
Renewal planning
Licence-expiry calendar, evidence refresh and renewal application timed in advance.
Audit preparation
Files, RTW evidence and HR processes maintained in an audit-ready state at all times.
Audit readiness is a habit — not a last-minute project.
Home Office compliance visits can be announced or unannounced. Sponsors who maintain evidence, records and HR processes throughout the licence cycle handle visits calmly.
- RTW evidence retained and dated correctly for every sponsored worker.
- SMS reports filed for material changes within reporting windows.
- Sponsored role, salary and duties match the CoS originally assigned.
- Key personnel trained on duties, with deputies named where required.
Suspended or at risk of revocation? Move quickly and carefully.
Time-sensitive responses with structured evidence and clear representations make the difference. We support sponsors throughout — not after the fact.
- Review the suspension notice and the underlying compliance concerns.
- Gather documentary evidence to address each cited concern.
- Prepare a structured written response within the required timeline.
- Implement remediation steps to strengthen the wider compliance posture.
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Sponsor licence and immigration questions.
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Sponsor licence support, handled clearly.
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