Reporting Employee Changes To The Home Office Sponsor Licence

Once a sponsor licence application has been approved, compliance obligations for the licensed business begin, including the need to report on relevant employee changes to the Home Office through the sponsor management system (SMS).

Key Points to Report

You must report the following changes to a sponsored worker's circumstances within 10 working days after the relevant change or event has occurred, unless otherwise specified. For detailed information on each type of change, click on the links provided:

Role Commencement Delay: If a sponsored worker does not start the role for which they are sponsored within 28 days, refer to section S3 of Part 2: Sponsor a Worker for detailed information on start dates and actions required if the start date is delayed.