UK Sponsor Guidance 2026 | Duties, Compliance & Rules

sponsor guidance

  Section A: Home Office Sponsor Guidance   Hiring from overseas is a business decision that is rarely taken lightly, yet the UK immigration rules are complex and demanding on employers of foreign workers. The official UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) sponsor guidance is called “Workers and Temporary Workers: Guidance for Sponsors”, which details the […]

Sponsor Change of Circumstances Form 2026

sponsor change of circumstances form

  Section A: Sponsor Licence Change of Circumstances   Among the compliance duties that sponsor licence holders have to meet is the requirement to inform the Home Office of certain changes in circumstances relating to sponsored workers and to the organisation itself. Failure to meet this duty can result in enforcement action, potentially impacting your […]

Post-Licence Priority Service | 2026 Fast-Track Sponsor Requests

post licence priority service

  Section A: What is the post licence priority service?   If your organisation has a sponsor licence to employ overseas workers under the Worker and/or Temporary Worker routes, you are required to meet certain compliance duties. This includes notifying the Home Office of certain changes relating to your organisation and your sponsored workers within […]

Innovator Founder Visa UK Guide 2026

innovator founder visa

  Section A: What is the Innovator Founder Visa?   The Innovator Founder route is for entrepreneurs who intend to establish and grow a UK business that is new to the market, viable and capable of scaling. Entry is via endorsement from an approved body that assesses both the business and the applicant. Applications can […]

Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence | 2026 Eligibility & Application

Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence

`  Section A: What is a Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence?   Organisations looking to recruit an overseas national under certain types of work visas will need a valid Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence. A Temporary Worker sponsor licence is the permission granted by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to enable the approved licence-holder to assign Certificates […]

Skilled Worker Visa Minimum Salary 2026

skilled worker visa minimum salary

  Section A: What is the Skilled Worker Visa Minimum Salary?   The Skilled Worker visa does not impose one flat “minimum salary”. Instead, the Immigration Rules set multiple salary-points options with different cash thresholds and different going-rate percentages, and the correct option depends on the role, the worker’s circumstances and whether any transitional provisions […]

Health and Care Worker Visa UK: Eligibility & Salary 2026

health and care visa

  Section A: What is the Health and Care Visa?   The Health and Care visa, also referred to as the Health and Care Worker visa, is for healthcare professionals from around the world to come to work in the UK’s healthcare sector. It is effectively a sub-category of the Skilled Worker route. It is […]

Sponsorship: UK Visa & Immigration Guide 2026

sponsorship

  Section A: Sponsorship in UK Immigration   In UK immigration law, sponsorship is the licensing framework that allows eligible employers and education providers to sponsor certain workers and students under specified immigration routes. It applies both to people applying from overseas and, in some cases, to people applying from within the UK to stay, […]

Skilled Worker Visa Fees & Sponsor Costs 2026

skilled worker visa fees

  Section A: Skilled Worker Visa Fees in 2026   The Home Office Skilled Worker visa application fee varies, depending on whether the application is made from outside the UK (entry clearance) or from inside the UK (permission to stay). The fee also changes depending on whether the Certificate of Sponsorship has been assigned for […]

Scale Up Sponsor Licence Guide 2026

scale up sponsor licence

  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 […]