Certificate of Sponsorship /
Work permits
Ever considered employing migrant workers?
Worried you don't know where to start?
Need help with a Sponsorship Licence?
Unsure of the qualifying requirements?
Are you transferring employees from an overseas office to the UK?
Obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to employ a migrant worker is a means of expanding an employer’s options when it comes to recruiting or retaining the best person for the job. A Certificate of Sponsorship is issued by the UK Border Agency for a company to employ a non- EEA national for a specific job and period of time.
Before they can issue Certificates of Sponsorship, an employer needs to first obtain a Sponsorship Licence which will enable them to then sponsor migrant workers. Each time they wish to sponsor a migrant they have to meet the qualifying criteria such as demonstrating that a genuine vacancy exists that cannot be filled by a resident worker. All non-EEA nationals require permission to work in the UK and the employer is duty bound to check this and to maintain suitable records of this permission.
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JKA can make applications and advise on:
- Employers Sponsorship Licence application
- Tier 1 Self sponsored permits (more info);
- Tier 2 Employer Sponsored permits (Certificates of Sponsorship) for New Hires;
- Intra Company Transfers;
- Work permit and CoS extensions;
- Reconsideration requests;