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Once a sponsor licence is issued, organisations have a number of duties that they must adhere to. These include reporting, record-keeping, complying with immigration laws and sponsorship guidance.
Latitude Law has a team of experienced immigration lawyers who can provide advice to sponsors to ensure compliance with their sponsorship duties.
To speak to a solicitor for expert legal advice on sponsor licence management and your compliance obligations, call us now on 0044 161 234 6800 or 0044 207 046 7185, or complete our enquiry form and we will get in touch as soon as possible.
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Reporting duties include informing the Home Office (UKVI) if:
Any updates concerning a sponsor licence holder or a sponsored worker/student are reported via the Sponsor Management System (SMS). Many of the above must be reported within 10 working days, so it is important that organisations have processes in place that ensure key personnel are made aware of any updates well in advance of the 10-working -day deadline.
The SMS is used to keep records of all migrant employees during your time as their sponsor. This includes reporting any changes to their immigration status, all absences, non-compliance with their visa and any promotions. You also use the SMS to apply for new Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) to be issued to overseas workers.
In order to operate the SMS, certain roles need to be filled. These include:
These roles can be taken by the same person or shared out – this is usually dependent on the size of the organisation and the number of workers or students you wish to sponsor.
Our immigration solicitors have experience in assisting companies and organisations of all sizes to manage their sponsor licence duties to ensure they are able to sponsor migrant workers and students. We are committed to providing clear, transparent and reliable advice to our clients.
Our sponsor licence management services include:
Make sure you keep up to date with your sponsor licence compliance duties by contacting our expert immigration solicitors today. Call us now on 0044 161 234 6800 or 0044 207 046 7185, or complete our enquiry form and we will get in touch as soon as possible.
Record-keeping duties involve organisations retaining specified evidence in relation to their sponsored workers. Such documents must be held throughout the sponsored worker’s employment and for up to one year after sponsorship of the worker or student has ended, unless a Home Office compliance officer examines and approves the documents less than one year after sponsorship has ended.
Sponsorship guidance advises organisations to check the SMS and Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) at least once a month. The Home Office can reduce or remove CoS/CAS allocation, downgrade a licence rating, suspend the licence, and, in the most severe cases, revoke a sponsor licence. It is therefore extremely important that sponsor organisations understand their duties and manage their sponsor licence correctly.
Staff members who are charged with operating the SMS must not:
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