Practical guides on UK sponsor licences, compliance obligations, Skilled Worker visas and UKVI requirements. Written for business owners and HR teams.
Updated for 2026 thresholds and current Home Office requirements.
Everything a UK employer needs to know before applying for a sponsor licence. Eligibility, documents, timelines and common mistakes that cause refusals.
Standard processing is 8 weeks. Priority is 10 working days. What affects your timeline, what triggers delays and how to plan your international hire around it.
The general threshold is £38,700. New entrants qualify at £30,960. Going rates vary by SOC code. This guide breaks down every threshold with worked examples.
Certificate of incorporation, PAYE registration, bank statements, insurance, lease documents and more. The complete list of what UKVI actually needs to see.
A refusal is not final. Most are caused by a small number of avoidable errors. This guide explains how to identify the exact reason and rebuild a winning application.
1,494 licences were revoked in 2024. Most failures came from reporting breaches and record-keeping gaps. This guide covers every ongoing obligation in plain terms.
CQC registration, NMC PIN timelines, the Health and Care Worker visa and why the care sector faces disproportionate UKVI enforcement. What you need to know before applying.
Remote working documentation, promotion and role change reporting, salary threshold pitfalls for equity-heavy packages. What tech companies consistently get wrong.
Home Office fee: £536 for small sponsors, £1,476 for medium and large. Plus visa fees, Immigration Skills Charge and professional fees. The full cost breakdown.
SOC code selection, salary compliance, CoS validity periods and the difference between Defined and Undefined CoS. Every step of the assignment process explained clearly.
Free eligibility assessment within 2 hours. 200 applications completed. 90% first-time approval rate.