UK Tier 2 Sponsor List Explained 2025
Section A: What is the Tier 2 Sponsor List? A sponsor licence is the permission needed for UK organisations to hire foreign national workers under specific visa categories, such as the Skilled Worker visa (formerly the Tier 2 Visa). The Home Office maintains the list of sponsors to identify all employers that have […]
Sponsor Licence Renewal: 2025 Rules
Section A: Sponsor Licence Renewal Rules 2025 The UK’s approach to sponsor licence renewal underwent a major change on 6 April 2024. Prior to that date, all sponsor licences were issued with a four-year validity period, and sponsors were required to apply for a renewal before the licence expired in order to continue […]
Sponsor Licence Check Guide UK
Section A: What is a Sponsor Licence? A sponsor licence is a legal requirement for UK organisations seeking to hire non-UK resident workers under certain work visa routes, such as the Skilled Worker visa. Licence Type Visa Route Purpose Duration Worker Licence Skilled Worker For skilled roles that meet job suitability requirements. […]
Sponsorship Visa UK Guide for Employers 2025
Section A: UK Sponsorship Visa Overview A Sponsorship Visa allows foreign nationals to work in the UK for an employer with a valid sponsor licence, where the employer can show a genuine vacancy that meets the required skill and salary thresholds. The wider visa sponsorship system is designed to allow UK employers to […]
Appendix A Sponsor Licence Supporting Documents
Section A: What is Appendix A for sponsor licence applications? “Appendix A: supporting documents for sponsor licence applications” is a section within the official Sponsor Guidance that sets out the evidence organisations must provide when applying for a sponsor licence. It is an appendix to the full policy guidance on sponsoring someone under […]
Sponsor Licence Application Priority Service
Section A: What is the pre licence priority service? The sponsor licence application priority service, also known as the pre-licence priority service, provides employers with the ability to request a fast-tracked decision on their sponsor licence. The option to pay for an expedited decision under the Home Office pre licence priority service can […]
Appendix Global Talent: Prestigious Prizes Guide 2025
Winning an honour named in the Home Office’s Appendix Global Talent: Prestigious Prizes allows high-achieving scientists, artists and technologists to move straight to the Global Talent visa application stage, bypassing the endorsement assessment that most applicants must secure first. Appendix Global Talent effectively confirms that holding one of these awards is treated as proof of […]
Global Talent Visa Endorsement Guide
The UK’s Global Talent visa is proving to be a popular work route, attracting highly skilled individuals to come to Britain to work on the basis of their professional standing, without having to be sponsored by an employer. There are effectively two stages to the Global Talent application. First the individual must prove they meet […]
Tier 2 Sponsor Licence Suspended List
Section A: Is there a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence Suspension List? Although the Tier 2 visa route has been replaced by the Skilled Worker visa, many employers, recruiters and workers still use the term “Tier 2” when referring to sponsor licence compliance action. The term also remains a common search query when checking […]
High Potential Individual Visa – UK Guide 2025
Section A: What is the High Potential Individual Visa? The UK’s High Potential Individual (HPI) visa is an unsponsored route for highly-skilled and academically-elite international graduates looking to develop their skills and experience in the UK. The route has been designed to attract international graduates, allowing them to realise their career ambitions in […]