Sponsoring Migrant Workers
Lewis Silkin provides a comprehensive service to guide employers through every stage of sponsorship.
The Home Office’s Points Based System requires UK employers to obtain a sponsor licence before employing non-EEA nationals.
We can advise on the HR systems your organisation should have in place to comply with the Home Office’s requirements for sponsors. We are able to rely on extensive experience and a long-standing relationship with the Home Office to ensure that your organisation’s experience of applying for a sponsor licence is as smooth as possible.
We can also guide employers carefully through the sponsoring of each non-EEA national.
Our team is international and includes English, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish and Armenian speaking members. We will be able to explain complex legal issues in your native language.
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Factsheet - Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
01 August 2023We have produced a useful factsheet on the visa route designed for overseas workers who have been temporarily assigned to work in the UK.
Changes to SMS updating requirements for employers
29 June 2023The Home Office has confirmed that Key Personnel on sponsor licences will be asked to provide their national insurance number, and also that (contrary to sponsor guidance that was updated in March 2023) sponsors are not required to report hybrid working arrangements for their sponsored workers.
Deep dive into Skilled Worker sponsor licencing and compliance
15 June 2023We are hosting a sponsorship webinar for employers covering legal and operational developments.
Mock sponsor licence audit
28 February 2023In this session we will walk you through a Home Office sponsor audit for a work route sponsor.
Compliance implications for employers when sponsored workers change role
17 February 2023Agile employers are currently taking strategic action to trade effectively in adverse market conditions. This includes corporate restructures and the movement of people within organisations. Against this backdrop, employers should take care to appropriately consider and monitor changes in employment to avoid illegal working, and in turn, risk to their sponsor licence.
What’s happening in immigration law in 2023?
05 January 2023Employers may receive mixed messages on immigration in 2023 as the Government grapples with addressing skills shortages while aiming to bring down net migration. As the recession bites, the Home Office may step up compliance activities for sponsors and on right to work.
Helpful guidance updates for sponsors of workers
30 November 2022The Home Office released updated sponsor guidance on 9 November 2022, in line with the Autumn Immigration Rule updates. This includes some potentially helpful changes for sponsors of workers, however there are some areas of ambiguity as well as some upcoming changes that sponsors should be aware of.
Sponsorship of workers in the UK – 28 September 2022
13 October 2022Due to the current low unemployment rate in the UK and the effects of Brexit on movement of workers, more employers are applying for or holding sponsor licences to recruit workers from abroad. The benefits can be substantial, but considerable preparation is involved and sponsorship comes with various duties and responsibilities.