A Y & J Solicitors

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...

If the application is successful, the UK Spouse Visa will allow the spouse of a British citizen or someone with settled status to reside in the UK. This, therefore, creates one very fundamental route through which many families can meet up and live their lives. However, considering the stringent conditions set and the detailed application procedure involved, it is a rather elusive process. This paper uncovers the complexities of obtaining a UK Spouse Visa and provides recommendations on navigating the spouse visa application. Requirements for the UK Spouse Visa Having met some of these below, you will stand a better chance of getting the Spouse Visa : Relationship Requirement: The applicant must have a legitimate connection with his spouse at the time of applying for a Visa and the connection must be real and existent. These are easily substantiated by means of a marriage certificate, joint tenancy agreements, and phone records. Financial Requirement : The most problematic requirement...