L1A Visa Executive or Manager Transfers: A Guide
The L-1A visa is a key U.S. immigration route for executives and managers transferring within multinational companies. It allows qualifying employees to relocate to the United States on a temporary basis to oversee U.S. operations, establish new offices, or manage teams at an affiliated U.S. entity. Unlike employment-based immigrant visas, the L-1A is nonimmigrant, but […]
H-2A Visa for US Agricultural Workers
The H-2A visa is a U.S. temporary work route that allows foreign nationals to take up seasonal or temporary agricultural employment when there are not enough domestic workers available. It provides U.S. farms and agribusinesses with a lawful mechanism to fill labour shortages while embedding statutory protections for the foreign workers recruited. What this article […]
Sponsor Licence Downgraded?
Section A: Sponsor licence ratings The Home Office categorises sponsor licences with either A- or B-ratings. Having first been approved for a sponsor licence, each licence is granted an A-rating. An A-rated licence means that the sponsoring organisation has the necessary systems and people in place to meet its sponsor duties, and is trusted […]
Sponsor Licence Compliance Guide
Section A: What is Sponsor Licence Compliance? Employers granted a sponsor licence accept a legally binding responsibility to manage and monitor every sponsored worker’s immigration status, employment conditions, and right to work. UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) will only approve a sponsor licence application if the organisation can clearly demonstrate its ability to […]
Sponsor Licence Refused?
Section A: Sponsor licence application decisions Applying for a sponsor licence can be a complex and challenging process, where any errors within this process can result in an application being refused or rejected. If your sponsor licence application is refused or rejected by UKVI, this can have a hugely detrimental impact on […]