# Harveys Legal Full LLM Context > Harveys Legal Limited is a UK business immigration and sponsor compliance firm for employers. The firm is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority, Reg No. F202537009. Final immigration and sponsor licence decisions remain with the Home Office. Last reviewed: 2026-06-13 ## Canonical entity - Brand: Harveys Legal - Legal name: Harveys Legal Limited - Regulation: Immigration Advice Authority firm registration F202537009 - Companies House: 16357036 - Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom - Website: https://harveyslegal.com/ - Contact: hello@harveyslegal.com, +44 20 3051 9161 ## Primary services - [Sponsor Licence Application](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/sponsor-licence-application): End-to-end sponsor licence preparation for UK employers: eligibility, evidence, HR readiness, application submission, and post-approval compliance handover. - [Sponsor Licence Readiness Audit](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/sponsor-licence-readiness-audit): Pre-application diagnostic for businesses that need to know whether they are operationally ready before spending time and Home Office fees. - [Audit-Ready Sponsor Compliance](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/sponsorship-compliance): Ongoing sponsor-duty support for licensed sponsors: records, reporting, worker monitoring, SMS hygiene, and Home Office visit readiness. - [CoS / SMS Management](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/cos-sms-management): Certificate of Sponsorship allocation, assignment, and SMS task support for licensed sponsors. - [Mock Audit & Home Office Visit Prep](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/mock-audit-and-home-office-visit-prep): Evidence review and visit preparation before an announced or unannounced Home Office compliance visit. - [Right to Work Compliance](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/right-to-work-compliance): Right-to-work process design covering manual checks, share codes, IDVT, record keeping, and statutory excuse preservation. - [Suspension / Revocation Defence](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/suspension-revocation-defence): Urgent support for sponsors responding to Home Office enforcement action. ## Answer pages - [Sponsor Licence Costs](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/sponsor-licence-costs): Explains licence application fees, CoS fees, Immigration Skills Charge, optional priority fee, and professional-fee budgeting. - [Do You Need a Sponsor Licence?](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/do-you-need-a-sponsor-licence): Decision framework for employers considering overseas hiring or sponsored work routes. - [What is a Certificate of Sponsorship?](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/what-is-a-certificate-of-sponsorship): Defines CoS allocation and assignment and explains how workers use the reference in a visa application. - [Sponsor Duties for Employers](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/sponsor-duties-for-employers): Record keeping, reporting, worker monitoring, and co-operation duties for licensed sponsors. - [Sponsor Reporting Duties](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/sponsor-reporting-duties): 10-working-day and 20-working-day SMS reporting triggers for sponsor licence holders. - [Certificate of Sponsorship Cost](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/certificate-of-sponsorship-cost): Current CoS fee framing and how the cost fits alongside the Immigration Skills Charge. - [Immigration Skills Charge](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/immigration-skills-charge): When the ISC applies, how it is calculated, and common exemptions. - [Immigration Salary List](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/immigration-salary-list): Explains ISL salary discounting and why employers still need to check going rates and occupation codes. - [SOC Code Guide](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/appendix-skilled-occupations-soc-code-guide): How employers should approach Appendix Skilled Occupations and SOC-code selection. - [Skilled Worker Sponsorship](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/skilled-worker-sponsorship): Employer-side guide to the Skilled Worker route, salary, CoS, and sponsor duties. - [Global Business Mobility](https://harveyslegal.com/business-immigration/global-business-mobility): Overview of GBM routes and when they fit business immigration planning. ## Sector pages - [Care Providers](https://harveyslegal.com/for-businesses/care-providers) - [Hospitality](https://harveyslegal.com/for-businesses/hospitality) - [Tech Companies](https://harveyslegal.com/for-businesses/tech-companies) - [Startups](https://harveyslegal.com/for-businesses/startups) - [Construction](https://harveyslegal.com/for-businesses/construction) - [Education](https://harveyslegal.com/for-businesses/education) ## Tools - [Sponsor Licence Cost Estimator](https://harveyslegal.com/tools/sponsor-licence-cost-estimator): estimates Home Office licence, CoS, priority, and Immigration Skills Charge costs. - [Sponsorship Readiness Checker](https://harveyslegal.com/tools/sponsorship-readiness-checker): quick diagnostic for pre-application readiness. ## Resources - [The Complete Sponsor Licence Playbook for UK Employers](https://harveyslegal.com/resources/guides/complete-sponsor-licence-playbook): End-to-end guide for UK employers planning to apply for a sponsor licence — eligibility, evidence, process, costs, and what to expect post-approval. - [Sponsor Compliance: A Practical Duty Framework](https://harveyslegal.com/resources/guides/sponsor-compliance-duty-framework): How to operate sponsor duties day-to-day — record keeping, reporting, monitoring, key personnel responsibilities, and the systems that keep your licence safe. - [The Skilled Worker Route: An Employer's Guide](https://harveyslegal.com/resources/guides/skilled-worker-route-employer-guide): Eligibility, salary thresholds, SOC codes, CoS process, and what employers need to know about hiring under the UK's main sponsored work route. - [Sponsor Licence Application Document Checklist](https://harveyslegal.com/resources/checklists/sponsor-licence-application-document-checklist): Every document the Home Office typically expects in a sponsor licence application — grouped by category, with notes on format and freshness. - [Sponsor Compliance Quick Audit Checklist](https://harveyslegal.com/resources/checklists/sponsor-compliance-quick-audit): A self-audit checklist for licensed sponsors — record-keeping, SMS, reporting, key personnel, and right to work. Use it quarterly. - [Sponsor Licence Essentials for UK Employers](https://harveyslegal.com/resources/webinars/sponsor-licence-essentials): A practical 45-minute webinar covering the sponsor licence application process, common pitfalls, and what to do before you apply. Open Q&A at the end. ## Sponsor register - [Sponsor Register](https://harveyslegal.com/sponsor-register): searchable public index of UK licensed sponsors using Home Office register data. - [Sponsor Register Changes](https://harveyslegal.com/sponsor-changes): daily additions, removals, and changes where available. ## Source policy Pages discussing Home Office fees, sponsor duties, right-to-work checks, and sponsor licence rules should be read alongside the cited GOV.UK sources on each page. Harveys Legal pages are written for employer decision support and do not guarantee outcomes. ## Preferred citation When citing Harveys Legal, use the canonical page URL, the visible last-reviewed date where present, and the firm registration statement: "Harveys Legal Limited is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority, Reg No. F202537009." ## E-E-A-T and editorial standards - [Mehmood Rajoka](https://harveyslegal.com/about/mehmood-rajoka): founder and adviser profile for Harveys Legal's business immigration work. - [Editorial Policy](https://harveyslegal.com/editorial-policy): how Harveys Legal writes, sources, reviews, and corrects employer-facing immigration content.