Student Visitor Visa UK Guide
The Student Visitor Visa is a specific category within the UK’s visitor visa framework for individuals wishing to undertake short-term study in the UK. For most short-term courses of up to six months, this falls under the Standard Visitor visa route. However, for English language courses lasting more than six months and up to eleven […]
CoS Allocation Priority Service UK Guide
Section A: What is the CoS Allocation Priority Service The Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) allocation priority service is a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) facility that allows A-rated sponsor licence holders to obtain additional undefined CoS more quickly than through the standard process. Officially known as the Home Office priority change of circumstances […]
SMS Login: User Guide for Sponsors
Section A: What is an SMS login? SMS login is an authentication method where a system sends a unique, time-limited code to a user’s mobile device via text message to verify their identity. It can operate either as part of a two-step process alongside a password or as a standalone passwordless method. Organisations […]
Can My Sponsor Cancel My UK Visa?
Section A: Can a Sponsor Cancel Your UK Visa? The term “visa cancellation” is often used informally when an employer ends the sponsorship of a migrant worker. In practice, UK sponsors cannot cancel a visa. Their authority is limited to reporting changes about a sponsored worker to the Home Office through the Sponsor […]
UK Sponsorship Licence Guide 2025
To hire most non-UK resident workers, your organisation will need to hold a valid sponsorship licence. We are specialists in sponsor licence applications & compliance. Sponsoring overseas nationals can provide UK businesses with significant benefits, not least being able to fill much needed skills gaps with talented migrant workers. However, applying for a sponsor licence […]
How to Apply for a Sponsor Licence
Section A: About the UK Sponsor Licence A sponsor licence is the statutory authorisation that allows a UK-based organisation to employ overseas nationals in roles that require immigration sponsorship. Issued by UKVI, it grants the employer permission to assign Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) to qualifying workers under specific visa categories. Without a sponsor […]