Construction firm: one-off defined CoS for a senior international hire.
A construction business with an active sponsor licence needed to assign a defined Certificate of Sponsorship to a senior site manager applying from outside the UK. Their internal HR team had not used the SMS for over a year.
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The business already held an A-rated sponsor licence but had not made a sponsored hire in over twelve months. The candidate was a senior site manager based in South Africa. HR was uncertain whether the role and salary met the latest Skilled Worker thresholds, and whether the SOC code they had used before was still correct.
CoS errors are one of the most common causes of post-application problems — and the worker's visa application depends on the CoS being right.
Harveys Legal scoped the matter as a per-task CoS engagement, completing the eligibility checks and assignment over five working days.
The CoS was assigned correctly on first attempt. The worker submitted their visa application within ten days of CoS issuance. Visa was granted within four weeks. The business now uses Harveys Legal on a per-task basis for occasional CoS support without the overhead of a full retainer.
Mehmood Rajoka
Mehmood leads Harveys Legal's business immigration practice. He works directly with UK employers on sponsor licence applications, compliance, and Home Office audit readiness — focused on practical, commercially useful advice rather than legal theatre.
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