Apply for UK Sponsor Licence, Application for Sponsor License, Requirements Costs Fees Labour

The video covers the following aspects

1. Who needs a Sponsor Licence as an employer?
2. Three Step Process to Apply for Sponsor Licence
3. Labour Market Test for Sponsor Licence Applications
4. Categories covered under Sponsor Licence Applications
5. Types of UK Sponsor Licence
6. Cost of the Sponsor Licence and Home Office Fees
7. Validity Period of a UK Sponsor Licence
8. Sponsor Licence Rating
9. Processing time for Sponsor License Application
10. Other Home Office Costs- Cos & Skilled Worker Charge
11. Documents Required for Sponsor License Application
12. Our Services and Support to make an application for Sponsor Licence

Eligibility Requirements
Employer is required to have an appropriate sponsor licence. The UK Home Office deals with license applications.
The employee has certificate of sponsorship (CoS) from your employer showing job role and job code
Job must be on the list of eligible occupations
Employee must be paid a minimum salary. The salary requirements varies and depend on the job role. The minimum salary for skilled worker visa is £26200. In some cases, workers can be paid less than this amount such as job being in the shortage occupation list.

Professions including IT Consultants, Healthcare Professionals, Management Experts
To sponsor an employee in a skilled worker job, the job mus fall into one or more the jobs specified in the recognised professions list or shortage occupation list. The professions which normally falls in the worker visa route are (but not limited to):

Employers are issued a sponsor license. A sponsor licence is valid for four (4) years, project managers, graphics designers, Chartered and certified accountants, lawyers, solicitors, Quality control and planning engineers, Artists,

Cost of sponsor licence
The fees for licence depends whether you are a small sponsor or falls into large sponsor category. A company with less than 50 employees and annual turnover up to £10.2 is classed as a small sponsor for employer sponsor licence application.

For a small employer, sponsor licence fee is £536.

Processing time for sponsor license application
The most of the applications are decided within 8 weeks. For an additional fee of £500, application can be fast-tracked and decision is made within 10 working days.

Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS)
These are electronic record in the sponsorship management system (SMS) and are issued to the employees. The Home Office must approve the request for Defined CoS which usually take one working day.
Worker CoS Fee £200

Immigration Skilled Charge for Skilled Workers and Intra-company transfer visas
The CoS issued in the skilled worker visa and intra company transfer visas have to pay extra fee which is called Immigration Skilled Charge (ISC).

Charge for 12 months is £364 for small sponsors and £1000 for medium and large approved sponsors

Full Employer Licence Application to become Home Office Approved Sponsor
Check eligibility of your business for sponsor license to become an approved employer
Sponsor Licence Renewal Application
Home Office Action Plan Advice
CoS Issuance
CoS Annual Allocation Applications
Sponsorship Action Plan Compliance for B Rated Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence
Retention Services for sponsorship management system (SMS)
Visa Application of Employees
Visa Extension of Employees
Indefinite Leave to Remain (Permanent Residence) of Employees

ZR Visas, UK
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Employer Sponsor Licence Application at ZR Visas-

[Lamp]

In 2022, is the Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT) for UK is required to be conducted by employer to sponsor a skilled worker from India under Tier 2 general Visa category?
If required for how many days an employer need to keep the job Ad in public domain?

[BlackberryBoy]

Hello. Thanks for the useful information. Can new company also apply for sponsorship licence?

[moroccanfreewalker]

Please sir my boss told me that she is working on my sponsorship, but she didn't ask me to submit my personal documents. Does she need my documents during the application of Sponsorship or until the sponsorship is issued?

[SA-sjck]

Hi Sir, all documents are available, company turnover is 30 k 2019 and 57 K for 2020, 90 K for 2021, can we apply with this turnover ?

[AK-ckrk]

Is there an income requirement for sponsors?

[kartikkvermaa]

Hi sir, can a company check the status of their license application submitted with the home office?

[amermir]

Dear sir
What’s the fees of your services to get the sms license.

[Asifhusen]

Hi sir,
Currently, I'm in the UK on tier 4 and I want to switch my visa from tier 4 to a skilled worker visa but my degree is not complete yet, so can I switch my visa in this circumstance.
I would like to hear from you!

[Peace-gihb]

How I can apply for labour market, Do Can I attend LMT before applying to job

[amegoamego]

Hi sir
Can any uk limited company apply for a work permit license or certain criteria such as turn over thrush hold ?
And can a company sponsor( work permit) a student already in uk with valid student visa?