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  The Sponsorship Management System (SMS) is an essential tool for each business in the UK that holds a sponsor licence. Through it, sponsors can make certificates of sponsorship available to prospective employees to ensure that they comply with UK Visa and Immigration regulations. This guide will discuss how to use SMS effectively to meet your business needs and the steps and good practices associated w ith Certificate of Sponsorship UK. Understanding the Sponsorship Management System An SMS is a secure online portal of the Home Office that sponsors use to control their duties in the sponsorship process. Through the portal, sponsors issue CoS, report changes, and, most importantly, observe immigration law. Access to the SMS is reserved for a few people in the sponsoring organisation, mainly the Authorising Officer, Key Contact, and Level 1 and Level 2 users. Setting up and Accessing the SMS Before you can assign CoS, your organisation must hold a sponsor licence . You would be re...

A proper job description in the Certificate of Sponsorship is one of the essential requirements if a UK employer wants to hire foreign workers. Therefore, an accurate job description will assist in meeting the requirements of the UKVI and avoid the possibility of suspension of a sponsor licence. In this article, we will focus on the necessity of clear job descriptions in CoS UK and e xplain how to solve it. Importance of Accurate Job Descriptions A Certificate of Sponsorship is required for skilled workers in the UK immigration process. The Certificate contains two types of information: some relating to the job and some to the sponsored worker. The accuracy in the description of the j ob in a CoS UK is essential f or the following reasons: UKVI Requirements: The job description must correlate to the actual duties; otherwise, it will go against the prescribed norms of the UKVI. Th e sponsor licence suspension or revocatio n​ may occur in case of inaccurate or misleading information. ...