The Skilled Worker visa is based around a sponsorship system: a foreign worker cannot apply for this visa without a sponsor. Applicants require a job offer before they can apply.
The first stage in the process is for the employer to secure a Skilled Worker sponsor licence which enables them to issue sponsorship certificates (essentially, virtual work permits) to applicants so they can obtain a visa. EU nationals arriving in the UK after 1st January 2021 now need a visa to work in the UK, so more employers will need a Skilled Worker sponsor licence.
Eligibility criteria
The proposed sponsor has to submit evidence that it is a genuine employer lawfully trading in the UK.
Suitability criteria
The Home Office require the organisation to be “honest, dependable, reliable”, and capable of meeting its responsibilities under immigration law.
- The sponsor must have human resource and recruitment systems so it can meet its sponsor duties
- The Home Office must be able to visit and conduct checks on the sponsor duties immediately and unannounced; which includes checks at the physical addresses where the sponsored employees work
- The sponsor must be able to offer a genuine vacancy in the category the sponsor applies for a license for
- Key personnel within the business must not have an unspent criminal conviction for relevant offences
Immigration Solicitors Rochdale, Manchester and Oldham
If you have any questions about the matters that are raised in this article and are in need of the help of Oldham immigration solicitors, Manchester Immigration solicitors or Rochdale immigration solicitors then contact Scarsdale Solicitors Manchester Solicitors, Rochdale Solicitors or Oldham Solicitors on 0161 660 6050 and we will be happy to help.
