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Sponsor licence eligibility checker

Thinking of hiring from overseas? Answer 11 quick questions to see whether your business could get a sponsor licence, and what to sort out first. Nothing you enter is sent to us.

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  1. 1. Is your business operating and trading in the UK?
  2. 2. Is there a senior person who could be your Authorising Officer: a paid employee or director based in the UK (not a contractor or consultant)?
  3. 3. Has your business had a sponsor licence revoked in the last 12 months?
  4. 4. Has the business, or anyone who runs it, had a civil penalty for illegal working, or an unspent conviction for an immigration, fraud or money laundering offence?
  5. 5. Will the business pay the licence fee, the Certificate of Sponsorship fee and the Immigration Skills Charge itself, without passing them on to the worker?
  6. 6. Is the job you want to fill a care worker or senior care worker role?
  7. 7. Is the job at degree level (RQF 6 or above)?
  8. 8. Can you pay at least £41,700 a year, or the going rate for the job if that's higher?
  9. 9. Can you provide official business documents, such as business bank statements, employer's liability insurance, VAT or PAYE registration, and your premises lease?
  10. 10. Do you do right to work checks for every employee and keep copies?
  11. 11. Has the business been trading for at least 18 months?

General information, not legal advice. Speak to a solicitor about your circumstances before you rely on it.

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