Child Visa UK Guide: PBS & Appendix FM Routes
A UK Child Visa allows children to live in the United Kingdom with their parent or parents who are lawfully present or settled in the UK. The visa can be granted under two main legal routes — the Points-Based System (PBS) Dependant route and the Appendix FM (Family Migration) route — each designed for specific […]
Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence Guide 2025
Section A: What is a Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence? The Skilled Worker visa (previously known as the Tier 2 General) remains the main route for employing overseas skilled professionals under the UK’s points‑based system. A sponsor licence is required by a UK employer to sponsor non-UK resident workers under the Skilled Worker route. This […]
Scale Up Sponsor Licence Guide 2025
Section A: What is the Scale Up Sponsor Licence? The Scale Up Sponsor Licence is the permission needed by UK employers from the Home Office to sponsor workers under the Scale Up route. Technically, there is no separate category called a ‘Scale-up sponsor licence’ in the UK immigration system. The Scale-up route sits […]
Teacher Visa Sponsorship UK: Eligibility & Process
Section A: Can a UK School Sponsor a Teacher from Overseas? Schools across the UK can sponsor qualified teachers from overseas under the Skilled Worker visa route. This is the only visa pathway currently available for recruiting non-UK teachers into long-term teaching posts. To act as a sponsor, the school or its governing […]
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 […]
Senior or Specialist Worker Visa UK Guide
Section A: What is the Senior or Specialist Worker Visa? Under the UK Immigration Rules, foreign national employees being assigned to a UK business that is linked to their overseas employer will need to apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa. The Senior or Specialist Worker visa is one of five Global […]
Sponsor Licence Application Fee: Employers’ Guide
Section A: What is the sponsor licence application fee? Sponsorship is a valuable route to accessing global talent, but it requires upfront investment and a commitment to ongoing legal and regulatory duties. The headline sponsor licence application fee is a mandatory cost that UK employers must pay when applying for a licence to […]
UK Certificate of Sponsorship Guide 2025
Section A: What is a Certificate of Sponsorship? A Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) is a digital record that allows foreign nationals to apply for a visa to work in the UK under certain sponsored categories. A CoS is a unique reference code, not a physical document. Before an employer can sponsor a foreign […]
Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence Guide 2025
Section A: What is the Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence? Employers often refer to a “Global Business Mobility Sponsor Licence”, but there is no stand-alone licence under that name. The Home Office issues two main types of sponsor licence: the Worker sponsor licence and the Temporary Worker sponsor licence. Global Business Mobility (GBM) […]
UK Register of Licensed Sponsors Guide
Section A: What is the UK Register of Licensed Sponsors? The UK Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers) is an official list published by the UK Home Office, detailing all organisations that have been granted permission to sponsor foreign nationals under the UK’s points-based immigration system. Organisations seeking to hire foreign nationals must first […]