The sole representative visa is quite a famous visa category for entrepreneurs who plan to build their presence in the UK commercially. There was a certain increase in the number of applications under the category of sole representative visa in 2020 due to the abolishment of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa in March 2019 by the UK Government. The sole representative visa provides a chance to foreign parent companies to build a wholly-owned subsidiary or, branch in the UK. The main criteria to obtain this category of visa are that the organisation is a true commercial enterprise with its parent business situated outside the UK.
Compliance with your sponsor licence may turn out to be critical for UK employers who are heavily dependent on international hiring. Sponsor licence suspension can be a business disaster as you can lose the right to bring in a newly hired worker from outside Europe or extend the stay of your existing employee. Here, we introduce some key compliance tips that will prevent suspension and keep your business in harmony with Home Office demands. What is Sponsor License Suspension? A sponsor licence suspension will occur if the Home Office perceives certain major infringements in your compliance with the duties of sponsorship. The reasons that will lead to suspension are failure to conduct the right-to-work check properly, sufficient or proper record-keeping, reporting changes of circumstances of employees, and your employees being employed in roles different from their designated occupation. A suspension not only disrupts your hiring of new talent, but it could harm your company's rep...