Sponsor Licence for UK Businesses
Award-Winning Lawyers Helping You Secure a Sponsor Licence in the UK
Understanding and complying with UK immigration law is essential for businesses looking to hire skilled talent from abroad. At IMD Corporate, we specialise in assisting companies with obtaining a sponsor licence, ensuring full compliance with Home Office requirements. Our dedicated team of experienced immigration lawyers offers expert advice and tailored solutions to meet your specific business needs.
Sponsor Licence Services
Application Assistance
- Initial consultation
- Application preparation
- Compliance checks
- Managing audits and Home Office interactions
- Rejection handling
Licence Management
- Trainings on sponsor duties
- Consultations
- Policy development
Licence Revocation or Suspension
- Mitigation strategies
- Decision challenges
- Reapplication assistance
Strategic Advice
- Change of ownership of your business and its impact on sponsor licence
- Strategic global mobility planning
- Visa category guidance (Skilled Worker, Senior or Specialist Worker, Temporary Worker)
- Risk management and legal compliance
Why Choose IMD Corporate?
Our bespoke services, clear communication, and timely results are designed to support your business goals. We work with companies of all sizes across various sectors, ensuring that the sponsor licence process is smooth and effective. Our commitment is to your success, providing comprehensive support from application to ongoing compliance.
Get in Touch
Contact us today to discuss your sponsor licence requirements.
Get in touch with our business immigration lawyers and call 0330 107 0106 to arrange a free no no-obligation call or request a free quote.
Success Stories – Our Business Immigration Expertise
- We advised a Scandinavian company specialising in maintenance and repairs of bridges, power plants, and wind turbines on UK immigration rules pertaining to sponsor licences and visas, facilitating their expansion into the UK market.
- We supported a construction company in its application for a sponsor licence in the UK, ensuring compliance with immigration regulations.
- We secured a sponsor licence for a financial sector company, ensuring they could hire skilled overseas talent.
- We advised one of the largest Polish public companies operating in a construction sector on the UK immigration rules following the Brexit.
- We advised and acting on behalf employees of a Polish construction company who applied for frontier worker permits in the UK.
Our Awards and Accreditations
As a multi-award-winning UK law firm, IMD Corporate is renowned for its expertise. Our Team has been recognised with numerous prestigious national awards reflecting our deep commitment to legal excellence and client commercial success. Explore our Awards and Accreditations section to discover the full spectrum of our UK legal industry recognition.
Frequently Asked Questions about Sponsor Licence
A Sponsor Licence is permission granted by the UK Home Office to an organisation, enabling them to hire (sponsor) foreign workers to work legally in the UK.
If you wish to employ workers from outside the UK, you must have a Sponsor Licence to legally hire them under the UK immigration law.
Any UK-based organisation that meets the eligibility criteria can apply, including businesses, educational institutions, charities, government bodies, and other legitimate organisations.
To qualify, your organisation must be legitimate and based in the UK, have appropriate HR and recruitment processes, and be able to comply with sponsorship duties set out by the Home Office. You cannot have unspent criminal convictions for immigration offences or certain other crimes, such as fraud or money laundering, and had a sponsor licence revoked in the last 12 months.
The application process involves completing an online form, providing supporting documents, and demonstrating your organisation’s suitability and readiness to sponsor migrants.
Processing times can vary, but typically, it takes several weeks to a few months for the Home Office to process and approve a Sponsor Licence application.
Once approved, your organisation will be added to the Register of Sponsors and can start issuing Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) to prospective employees.
If your sponsor licence application is refused, you may have the right to request a review if you believe that:
a) A mistake was made by the caseworker.
b) Supporting documents were not considered.
You can then consider making a new application after so called “cooling-off period”.
Yes, the Home Office can revoke a Sponsor Licence if the sponsoring organisation fails to comply with its duties or if there are serious breaches of immigration rules.
As a Sponsor Licence holder, you are responsible for complying with immigration laws (and wider UK law), maintaining records and reporting duties, and ensuring your behaviour is conducive to the public good.
Home Office removed the requirement for organisations to apply to renew sponsor licence. It means that the licence will be valid as long as you meet the requirements.
Yes, IMD Corporate has extensive experience in business immigration matters, including helping organisations apply for and manage Sponsor Licences, and ensuring compliance with all Home Office requirements.
Yes, IMD Corporate offers comprehensive support beyond the initial application process. We provide guidance on compliance with sponsorship duties, assistance with managing your sponsored employees, and support in case of audits or inspections by the Home Office.
For more detailed guidance and to discuss your specific needs, please contact us directly. We’re here to assist you through every step of the Sponsor Licence process.
You may also wish to visit the UK government’s official guidance page on Sponsor Licences: UK Visa Sponsorship for Employers.
Want to know more?
Read some of our articles below or call us at 0330 107 0106 in order to arrange a free no no-obligation call or request a free quote.
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Get in touch with our business immigration lawyers in the UK and call us on 0330 107 0106 to arrange a free no no-obligation call or request a free quote.
