If you’re coming to the UK to work, you may need a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from your employer. A Certificate of Sponsorship is an electronic certificate that confirms your job offer and your employer’s sponsor licence number.

All the migrants planning to work in the UK in a proper position and preparing to apply for a UK Skilled worker Visa will require a Certificate of Sponsorship because the application form of this particular visa demands a unique Certificate of Sponsorship reference number.

There are several important details mentioned in Certificate of Sponsorship that you will require while applying for your UK Visa for instance:

• Standard Occupation Classification
• Your salary
• Start and end dates of your job

Many applicants have this dilemma regarding checking the status of a Certificate of Sponsorship online. However, applicants cannot directly check the status of their Certificate of Sponsorship through the UKVI website or Sponsorship Management System (SMS).

• Check the format of the CoS – there is a specified format of a certificate of sponsorship and it can be useful to check if the document you have received is in the right format.
• Check for consistency of information for example your personal information, data about your work category, salary etc.
• Check the sponsor’s information for example is the sponsor listed on the sponsor licence register.

• Once your employer applies for a Certificate of Sponsorship, UKVI generally approves it within a day and it appears in your employer’s SMS account, except if UKVI feels the need to verify certain details shared by the employer then this 24-hours may be extended.
• Make a clear note that only your UK employer can assign the Certificate of Sponsorship to you and then you can access the details to fill your Visa application.

If you encounter any issues related to Certificate of Sponsorship or have questions regarding your UK Visa application, you can speak to the experts to help verify the credentials and your eligibility.