Seasonal Worker Visa UK Guide 2026
Section A: What is the UK Seasonal Worker Visa? The UK Seasonal Worker Visa is a temporary visa allowing foreign nationals to work in certain sectors in the UK for a limited period. It is one of a number of temporary work visas currently available to foreign workers and replaced the previous Temporary […]
Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence Guide 2026
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 […]
Sponsorship Visa UK Guide for Employers 2026
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 […]
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 […]
Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence | 2026 Eligibility & Application
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 […]
Self Sponsorship Visa UK Cost Guide
Section A: Planning for Self Sponsorship Visa Costs The self sponsorship visa route enables individuals to apply for a Skilled Worker visa by establishing or working within a UK company that holds a sponsor licence. Unlike traditional employer-led sponsorship, the applicant arranges for the sponsoring entity to be set up or controlled by […]
How to Sponsor Someone in the UK | 2026 Licence & Process
Section A: How to Sponsor Someone to Work in the UK Sponsoring a worker in the UK is not as simple as issuing a job offer. Employers must hold Home Office approval in the form of a sponsor licence before they can lawfully recruit most overseas nationals who do not already have permission […]
UK Sponsor Guidance 2026 | Duties, Compliance & Rules
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 […]
Defined & Undefined Certificates of Sponsorship Guide
Section A: What is a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)? One of the mandatory requirements of sponsored work routes such as the Skilled Worker visa and Global Business Mobility visas is that the applicant has a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from a licensed employer. The CoS is an electronic record with a unique […]
PBS Licence Guide for UK Employers
Section A: What is a PBS licence? A PBS licence is the permission needed from UKVI to be able to recruit overseas nationals to work in the UK under certain sponsored immigration routes of the UK’s points-based immigration system. The PBS licence is required to verify that the sponsoring employer agrees to meet […]