Maintaining A Sponsor Licence: Duties & Compliance

When your sponsor licence application is approved, your sponsor licence will normally be valid for four years. The next step is to know how to maintain your sponsor licence. The Home Office will continue to monitor compliance with your duties as a sponsor, including checking with HMRC to ensure that your sponsored workers are paid appropriately. The Home Office may also conduct a compliance check in order to ensure that you are keeping accurate records.

If you do not pay attention to your sponsor duties, there is a risk that your licence could be suspended in the event of an investigation. Our previous posts Sponsor Licence Suspended - What's Next? and Sponsor Licence Suspended - What To Do Now set out the possible outcomes and the steps to take.