Service, audits, training and pricing

We provide a range of services to Senior or Specialist Worker visa applicants including assistance with their initial application and switching to this visa category. This includes:

• initial correspondence with you regarding eligibility
• review of and advice to you on the draft completed application form
• advice to you on the application process and queries
• advice on which supporting documents to provide with the application
• assist with questions about the process or correspondence from the Home Office.

Fee estimate*: £1,250 – £2,500

*:  Our fees are calculated based on the number of hours it will take us to carry out this work. The exact number of hours it will take depends on the circumstances in your case, such as:

• the volume of supporting documents and evidence that we need to consider
• the quality of the draft supporting documents provided by you, the amount of time required to amend these and the number of amended drafts required
• whether face to face meetings or video calls with you are required and the volume of calls and queries from you
• the urgency of your application
• whether you have an adverse immigration or criminal history
• the need to obtain documentation from or liaise with third parties such as accountants or translation companies
• whether you are applying alone or with dependants
• whether you require advice on your current immigration status.

Fees are excluding VAT at the rate of 20%. VAT may or may not be payable on the above fee estimate as this is dependent on the country in which you reside and you will be advised of this before work on your application commences. Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as visa fees payable to the Home Office and document translation fees. These are not included in the above estimates.

Full details can be found in our comprehensive pricing document, which can be found here, or please contact one of our immigration specialists.

As a registered sponsor of Skilled Worker and Senior or Specialist Worker migrants, you have a wealth of obligations and duties to UK Visas & Immigration and failure to comply can ultimately lead to your licence being revoked.

Have peace of mind from as little as £200 per month

Let our business immigration experts take away that risk and strain by being named as Legal Representative on your sponsor licence, as well as having day-to-day involvement as a Level 1 User of the Sponsor Management System.

Our service includes:

• Submitting reports to UKVI via the SMS in relation to:
  • sponsored migrants, including absences, termination of employment, salary changes
  • key personnel, including changes to named personnel and contact details
  • the organisation, including changes to contact details, size and structure
• Preparing and submitting applications for renewal of undefined Certificates of Sponsorship
• Preparing and submitting applications for renewal of the sponsor licence
• Access to guidance for sponsors on key personnel, record keeping and reporting duties
• Preferential pricing on training packages and immigration audits
• Updates on matters affecting your sponsor licence

Contact us or click here to find out more.

We run an in-depth training course on Sponsor Management for Senior or Specialist Worker  sponsor licence holders. This half day course is aimed at members of HR and Management and those who are Key Personnel named on the sponsor licence. This training, previously delivered at your premises but available to be delivered online, covers:

• the current immigration landscape
• the roles of the organisation’s Key Personnel
• the Sponsor Management System
• Senior or Specialist Worker visa  sponsorship requirements – skill and salary level and genuine vacancies
• the Immigration Skills Charge
• record keeping and reporting duties as a sponsor, and
• the future for UK immigration sponsorship.

Alternative courses are also offered including use of the Sponsor Management System.

Prices for our training courses start at £1,500 plus VAT and can be delivered in-house to your staff.  To discuss your immigration training requirements or the above courses, please contact us.

Our immigration solicitors provide Right to Work training for HR and Recruitment teams and those who are responsible for carrying out right to work checks on employees. Using practical examples and case studies, the course is designed to up-skill your staff and ensure compliant right to work checks are completed. This training can be delivered at your premises and covers:

• the history of illegal working legislation
• the groups of individuals who are subject to right to work checks
• the statutory excuse – what it is and how to obtain it
• how to carry out a compliant right to work check
• types of right to work documentation commonly encountered
• right to work checks for EU nationals in light of Brexit, and
• responding to Home Office enquiries and civil penalties.

Prices for our training courses start at £1,500 plus VAT and can be delivered in-house to your staff. To discuss your immigration training requirements or the above courses, please contact us.

Correctly managing your organisation’s Senior or Specialist Worker sponsor licence and retaining copies of all of the relevant documents is an onerous but important task.

If you are concerned that the organisation is not on top of this, or you want peace of mind that your reporting and record keeping is up to date, or perhaps you have a pending visit from a Home Office Immigration Compliance Officer, a member of our expert immigration team can carry out a thorough compliance audit for you.

This typically includes:

• attendance at your offices (where possible)
• review of the organisation’s sponsor licence
• interview with a member of the Key Personnel responsible for the sponsor licence
• review of your HR systems and processes
• review of all sponsored Senior or Specialist Worker and ICT visa holder’s personnel files
• sample review of employee right to work checks and procedures in place, and
• provision of report and action points.

Prices start from £2,000 plus VAT.  Contact us to find out more.