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What is the UK Sponsor Licence?
- An employer who is a UK-based business owner will need a Sponsor Licence to employ overseas skilled professionals for their UK company
- This also includes citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland who arrived in the UK after 31 December 2020
- A Sponsor Licence is mandatory for unpaid job roles as well. For example, running a charity
Eligibility criteria to apply for a UK Sponsor Licence
To get a licence as a UK-based employer, the applicant cannot have:
- Unspent criminal convictions for immigration offences or certain other crimes, such as fraud or money laundering
- Had a Sponsor Licence revoked in the last 12 months
- The applicant will need appropriate systems in place to monitor sponsored employees and people to manage sponsorship in the business
- UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) will review the application form and supporting documents. They may visit the applicant’s business to make sure the applicant is trustworthy and capable of carrying out the mentioned duties
UK Sponsor Licence application Fee
- As per the UK Home Office, the Sponsor Licence application fees differs based on the type of Licence
- In this Sponsor Licence application guidance 2023, you can find the complete list of the different types of fees for small or charitable Sponsors and for medium or large Sponsors –
Type of licence | Fee for small or charitable sponsors | Fee for medium or large sponsors |
---|---|---|
Worker | £536 | £1,476 |
Temporary Worker | £536 | £536 |
Worker and Temporary Worker | £536 | £ 1,476 |
Add a Worker licence to an existing Temporary Worker licence | No Fee | £940 |
Add a Temporary Worker licence to an existing Worker licence | No Fee | No Fee |
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About The SmartMove2UK
- The SmartMove2UK is a UK immigration law firm, established in 2009
- As a UK Sponsor Licence consultant in India, our firm has a team of UK immigration solicitors and experts
- Our law firm was announced as the winner of IAE Corporate Immigration Law (India) award, in 2016
- We are recognized by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) as a Corporate Immigration Firm in 2016
- We take pride in being members of prominent institutions like The Law Society and Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa
- Our offices are located in India – Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru
- We have been assisting clients from all over the world and our clientele is spread across 26+ countries, with 1,000 success stories
- Our UK-qualified solicitors have the expertise of over 2 decades in providing Legal Advice for all UK immigration-related assistance
- We also offer Full Representation service and Filing Appeals for Refused applications
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