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UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
You鈥檒l usually need a sponsor licence to employ someone to work for you鈥�
To get a licence as an employer, you cannot have: unspent criminal鈥�
You can sponsor a worker if the job they鈥檙e going to do: complies with the鈥�
皇冠体育app licence you need depends on whether the workers you want to fill your鈥�
You need to appoint people within your business to manage the sponsorship鈥�
You need to apply online for your licence. Once you鈥檝e finished the online鈥�
You鈥檒l get an A-rated licence if your application is approved. A-rating -鈥�
Before you assign a certificate of sponsorship to your worker, you may鈥�
You must assign a certificate of sponsorship to each foreign worker you鈥�
You might have to pay an additional charge when you assign a certificate鈥�
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from鈥�
If your visa is based on a relationship that鈥檚 ended you must apply if you鈥�
Form for sponsoring a person applying to come, stay or settle in the UK as an adult dependent relative. Also known as the "sponsorship undertaking form".
What happens if you're a sponsored employee and your sponsor loses their licence, has a suspended licence
This form is to be used by all Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors who want to request prioritising an eligible request type.
Interactive form for sponsors that don鈥檛 have access to the sponsorship management system (SMS) to appoint a new level 1 user.
What happens if your visa sponsor loses their licence, has it suspended or is taken over by another organisation
Form to apply to review a refused application due to a case worker error or failure to consider a piece of evidence.
Form for employers and sponsors to get an employee or prospective employee's permission to ask for an update on their visa application.
Don鈥檛 include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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