Compliance Visits: Tips On Preparing For Home Office Inspections

1. What is a Home Office Compliance Visit?

A Home Office compliance visit is a visit by the Home Office either to carry out checks prior to making a decision on your sponsor licence application or an inspection to continue to monitor your compliance during the validity of your sponsor licence.

The Home Office can select to make an announced or unannounced visit. It is also common for them to conduct a digital compliance check using MS Teams to obtain the required details.

2. Understanding Pre-licence Compliance Visits

The Home Office may decide to carry out pre-licence checks if they have concerns about the evidence provided or too little information was provided in the sponsor licence application. If they are unable to carry out a compliance check, they will complete their consideration based on the information you provided. This may result in your application being refused.