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Sponsor Licence
1. What is the UK Sponsorship Licence?
After the 31st December if you wish to hire foreign workers you must be applied for a sponsor licence.
The applicant organisation must hold the sponsor licence to be able to issue a sponsorship for a candidate who will apply for a UK visa to live in the UK and work for the sponsored organisation.
The organisation will not need a sponsor license to employ someone who is Irish Citizen, settled or pre-settled under the EU Settlement Scheme and has indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
At the initial stage, the organisation must apply for a sponsorship licence and pay a fee which is dependent on their size and area of work. They might be exempt from this fee if they are charitable according to the requirements which were set by the UK government. The licence can be obtained in different ways.
2. How to obtain a sponsorship licence and become a Sponsor
The Organisation should:
- Meet the eligibility requirements:
- The organisation cannot have unspent criminal convictions for immigration offences or other specific crimes such as fraud or money laundering.
- The organisation cannot have had a sponsor licence revoked in the last 12 months.
- The organisation will need appropriate systems in place to monitor sponsored employees.
- Choose the type of licence you want to apply for – this will depend on what type of worker you want to sponsor.
- There are two types of licences: “Worker Licence” and “Temporary Worker Licence”
“Worker Licence” will let the organisation employ people long-term or permanently.
“Temporary Worker Licence” will let the organisation employ people on a temporary basis.
- Decide who will manage the sponsorship within your business.
- authorising officer
- key contact
- level 1 user
These roles can be filled by the same person or different people.
- Make an online application and pay the application fee
UK Visas and Immigration will review the online application form and supporting documents. Supporting documents differs according to the organisation’s characteristics.
Note: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) may visit the business to check you are trustworthy and capable of carrying out your duties.
3. If the Sponsorship Licence application is Successful
The organisation will be given a licence rating which are either A-rating or B-rating:
- A-rating – full sponsor licence: The organisation will be listed in the register of sponsors and will be able to assign certificate of sponsorship.
- B-rating sponsor licence: The Organisation’s A-rated licence may be downgraded to a B-rating at a later stage if you do not continue to meet your sponsor duties. The organisation who has a B-rating sponsor licence will not be able to issue new certificates of sponsorship until it has upgraded back to an A-rating licence. The organisation will still be able to issue certificate of sponsorship to workers who were already employed and want to extend their permission to stay.
The organisation will be able to issue certificate of sponsorship if the organisation has jobs that are suitable for sponsorship.
- The organisation can sponsor a worker if the job they are going to do has a suitable rate of pay and skill level.
- Also there are some additional requirements for the workers of some specific sectors such as workers in religious, creative and sporting sectors.
The licence will be valid for 4 years. The organisation may lose its licence if it does not meet its responsibilities as a sponsor.
Note: If you get second B-rating in the 4 years that your licence is valid, you will lose your licence.
4. Skilled Workers
A Skilled Worker visa (formerly known as Tier 2 General Work Visa) allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer.
The organisation can sponsor Skilled Workers.
A Skilled Workers must be awarded 50 mandatory points:
- 20 pts: A Certificate of Sponsorship
- 20 pts: A job at an appropriate skill level
- 10 pts: English language skills at level B1(intermediate)
Additional to these, a Skilled Worker must be awarded 20 tradeable points. Tradeable points differ according to the specifics of the applicant and the job.
The specifics of the job is that it must meet the minimum skills and salary that the government has published:
- The minimum skill level will be set at RQF3
- The minimum salary threshold will be the higher of £25,600 or the ‘going rate’ for that job –
- Some employees may be paid less than £25,600, for example, if their job is in a shortage occupation or,
- If the applicant obtains some specific qualifications.
- All applicants must be able to speak, read, write and understand English to at least level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) scale.
Innovator Visa
Innovator visa is an ideal route for entrepreneurs with a new business idea who wish to start a company in the United Kingdom or experienced businessmen that have been running a business outside the United Kingdom for many years and wish to expand it to the UK.
The Start-up visa is aimed for new entrepreneurs that are willing to set up a business in the UK for the first time. There is no investment required for start-up entrepreneurs, but you must speak good English and your business must prove to be useful to the economy.
The main differences between an Innovator and Start-up visa:
Endorsement:
Both innovators and start-up entrepreneurs must have their business idea endorsed, i.e. approved, by one of the authorised organisations. Innovators must prove that they intend to open a new company or invest in an existing one; either way the business must be scalable. A business idea must be also innovative and viable. The same applies to a Start-up visa. To get approval, you must provide a valid business plan made to the highest British standards.
Requirements for Innovator Visa:
- You must be able to invest at least £50,000 into a new company. If you submit the application with other entrepreneurs and form a team, each of you must have access to £50,000.
- You must be at least 18 years of age.
- Your business idea must be endorsed by an authorised organisation
- Must provide a valid business plan.
- Ability to maintain yourself and dependants.
- Knowledge of English at Level B2.
- Criminal record certificate(s).
Requirements for Start-up Visa:
- You must be least 18 years of age
- You must prove that your business idea or business is viable, innovative and scalable.
- Your business idea must be endorsed by an authorised organisation
- Ability to maintain yourself and dependants.
- Knowledge of English to B2 Level.
- Tuberculosis test (if applicable).
- Criminal record certificate(s).
Turkish Business Person Visa
What will be the situation of Ankara Agreement visa holders?
With this category, the rights of people who reside in the UK will be protected, visa extension, family reunification, permanent residence and citizenship procedures will continue. The Home Office has made the necessary arrangements for this, according to the new regulation.
Ankara Agreement Family Reunification Visa
Turkish citizens who are in the UK under the Ankara agreement visa should apply for the ECAA3 Dependant Visa in order to include their partners and their children under the age of 21 into their visa.
Under the new regulation, if you want to bring your partner, you have to show an annual income of 18,600 GBP, and your spouse must pass the A1 English proficiency test, unlike the previous regulation there is an application fee. However, there is no application fee for children under the age of 21. In addition to 18,600 GBP of annual earnings, you are required to show annual earnings of 3,800 GBP for the first child and 2,400 GBP for each additional child.
Spouse and children gain the right to residence and work permit in the UK with a family reunification visa.
Application for Ankara Agreement Family Reunification (Dependant) Visa:
- The partner of the person who owns a business under the Ankara agreement must be over 18 years old.
- If the parties are married, their official marriage must be documented. Unmarried partners must provide evidence that they have been together for at least 2 years. However, in some exceptional cases (for example, having children together) family reunification applications can be made even if they have not been together for 2 years.
- Children must be under the age of 21 to apply for a Family Reunification visa.
- The owner or employee who has a visa under the Ankara Agreement must have the financial capability explained above to support his or her family.
- The partner who comes to England under the Ankara agreement Family Reunification visa has the right to work. However, when applying, the possible income of the partner is not taken into account, only the financial situation of the main visa holder.
- If the family travel to the UK, it must be documented that they have the appropriate standards of residence.
- Since the ECAA3 Family Reunification Visa depends on the original visa holder, that person’s visa requirements apply. Family members are given a visa for the duration of the main applicant’s visa. This will be the case for the partner and children if the original visa holder loses their immigration status.
- The visa extension, permanent residence and citizenship process works for family members the same way it works for the main visa holder. Partners and children with family reunification visa also have to extend their visa, apply for an indefinite residence, and apply for citizenship at the end of the process.
- First of all, your situation is reviewed by our immigration law experts from our Easy Visa team. Subsequently, we organize and follow up the appropriate information and documents prepared in our consultancy. We carefully examine all legal requirements and prepare your file.
Permanent Residence and Citizenship Right with Ankara Treaty Visa
The right of permanent residence is the immigration status without any time limitation, that can be obtained by those who have chosen England as their main residence when they meet the specified conditions.
The right of permanent residence is granted as a result of the right of residence for a period. The conditions for obtaining the right of permanent residence varies depending on which residence right will be obtained.
In this article, we will talk about the conditions of permanent residence permit as a result of the Ankara Agreement visa.
Persons with Ankara Agreement visa are entitled to apply for an indefinite residence in the fifth year of their business life in England. This involves a three-stage process for those who are self-employed under the Ankara Agreement visa. Permanent residence and citizenship rights are obtained at the end of this process.
If you meet the necessary conditions at the end of the first year and appear to be financially successful in your business, your visa will be extended to three-year periods by the UK Home Office. If you fulfil the requirements of your job at the end of a total of five years, you will have the right to permanent residence.
In order to apply for an indefinite session, the conditions of passing the B1 level English exam, the integration exam called life in the UK exam and paying a fee for the application are necessary. In addition, in the last five years, you should not have spent more than 180 days outside of the UK each year.
In order to obtain the right to British citizenship, you must live in the UK for one more year after you have the right to permanent residence.
Tier 1 Investor Visa
Outline of Investor Visa
If you are from a country which is outside of EEA (European Economic Area) and Switzerland, you can apply for this visa category. The acquiring Tier 2 Investor visa time is normally 3 months. You can get a maximum of 3 years and 4 months of visa at the end of which you can apply for an extension. Different rules apply for different cases.
Things to Know
Tier 1 Investor Visa requires several main things. You must directly invest 2 million GBP in the UK. You must provide a business plan which elaborates your intended business area of work and financials. Easy Visa Immigration works with professional scholars preparing business plans for its clients. You can apply for a settled status normally after 5 years of continuous stay in the UK. However, if you invest higher amounts, you might be eligible to apply for a settled status in a shorter period of time.
The funds you intend to invest in the UK must be held in one or more regulated financial institutions in or outside in the UK. If the funds are your own, you must be able to show evidence of unconditional control over the money. If the funds are in your bank accounts for less than two years, then you must also show evidence of source of the funds. If the funds are not your own, your partner’s for instance, then you must show evidence of your relationship which must have lasted for at least two years at the time you apply for the visa. There are certain exceptional situations which can cause ineligibility. Please contact us through email or phone call to receive free initial consultation.
Who can Apply?
The applicant must be over 18 and open a regulated bank account in the UK. At the time you apply for the visa, you might hold your funds in a foreign bank which must be a regulated one too. The most important thing to keep in mind is that the funds must be disposable. You cannot apply with other means which are not considered as disposable funds. After the check are done for money laundering and confirmed valid, then you can convert the funds into sterling and proceed with your application.
What Do We Offer?
Our clients who would like to apply for Tier 1 Investor Visa should consider that it is quite a sensitive process to invest this amount of funds and it requires expertise to safely acquire the visa as well as finding and maintaining the investment. With its partner companies, Easy Visa Immigration offers a complete service experience from the very first beginning of your application to maintaining your funds in the UK.