UK visa sponsorship for employers: Your responsibilities – Yogiraj Ltd
Please ensure you maintain your PBS Sponsorship status by updating and managing compliance below.
Your licence may be downgraded, suspended or withdrawn if you don’t meet the following requirements:
Your responsibilities:
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You must check that your foreign workers have the necessary skills, qualifications or professional accreditations to do their jobs, and keep copies of documents showing this:
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Taking On New Employee | Mandatory | Guidance for Tier 2 & 5 Sponsors |
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[su_spoiler title=”Is Employee Suitable For Sponsorship?” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#EmployeesSuitableForSponsorship”]Only assign certificates of sponsorship to workers when the job is suitable for sponsorship:
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Check With IAM If Job Is Correct SOC Code and Suitable | Mandatory | You can sponsor a worker if their job is at a suitable rate of pay and skill level. |
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[su_spoiler title=”Inform UKVI If Employee is Non Compliant” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#NonCompliantEmployees”]Tell UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) if your sponsored workers are not complying with the conditions of their visa
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Use IAM to Report | Report to UKVI via SMS | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | If instructed, & given our own user access, we can report or prepare report on SMS for you to submit. |
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Monitoring Employees:
You must have HR systems in place that let you:
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Add New Employee | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | Guidance for sponsors on keeping documents |
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[su_spoiler title=”Track, Monitor and record Employees’ Attendance” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#MonitoringEmployees”]You must Monitor, track and record employees’ attendance. IAM will monitor these numbers and Alert you if you reach any limits permitted.
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Record Employee Attendance | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | Guidance for sponsors on keeping documents |
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[su_spoiler title=”Maintaining Employees' Contact Details” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#EmployeeContactDetails”]You must keep employee contact details up to date. IAM will monitor that these are kept up to date and send you reminders of keeping these documents and contact details current.
Keep copies of relevant documents for each employee confirming their address, this could be Bank Statements and Utility bills
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Record Employee Contact Details | NOTE: An email of responses will be sent to you after 10 Responses | Guidance for sponsors on keeping documents |
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[su_spoiler title=”Inform UKVI If Employee is Not Attending” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#NonCompliantEmployees”]Report to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) if there is a problem your sponsored worker, eg your employee stops coming to work
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Use IAM to Report | Report to UKVI via SMS | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | If instructed, & given our own user access, we can report or prepare report on SMS for you to submit. |
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Changes to your business:
You must report any significant changes in your own circumstances within 20 working days, for example if you:
[su_spoiler title=”Trading Issues & Insolvency” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#Insolvency”]Report to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) if there is a problem and you stop trading or become insolvent
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Use IAM to Report | Report to UKVI via SMS | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | If instructed, & given our own user access, we can report or prepare report on SMS for you to submit. |
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[su_spoiler title=”Business Changes” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#BusinessChanges”]Report to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) if you substantially change the nature of your business.
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Use IAM to Report | Report to UKVI via SMS | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | If instructed, & given our own user access, we can report or prepare report on SMS for you to submit. |
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[su_spoiler title=”Mergers & Acquisitions” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#Mergers”]Report to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) if you are involved in a merger or take-over.
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Use IAM to Report | Report to UKVI via SMS | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | If instructed, & given our own user access, we can report or prepare report on SMS for you to submit. |
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[su_spoiler title=”Business Address Or Role Changes” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#CompanyChanges”]Report to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) if you are changing your details, eg your address or your allocated roles..
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Use IAM to Report | Report to UKVI via SMS | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | If instructed, & given our own user access, we can report or prepare report on SMS for you to submit. |
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Other Related Matters to your business:
You must report keep records of any official or regulatory requirements for your business.
[su_spoiler title=”Criminal Record Checks” style=”fancy” icon=”folder-2″ anchor=”#DBS”]You must get a Disclosure and Barring Service check on any of your workers who need it.
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Action | Notes | Guidance |
Request a DBS | NOTE: NEVER GIVE YOUR UKVI USER DETAILS TO ANYONE… NOT EVEN US!!! | Disclosure and Barring Service check |
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