Sponsoring an overseas worker is a great way to diversify your workforce and provide the opportunity for a skilled worker to join the adult social care workforce in the UK.

Sponsorship licences

Apply for a sponsor licence - Easy application process that can be done without a solicitor on GOV.UK

Sponsorship Licences last for 4 years at which point you renew or cease sponsorship. Use Home Office Sponsorship Management System for input and recording

Benefits of sponsoring migrant workers

  • Ability to attract globally for hard-to-fill roles
  • Offers a potential route to attract candidates with time-limited visas
  • Offers a potential route to employ staff already employed on time-limited visas

Other considerations

  • Cost – for both you and the individual
  • Mandatory reporting duties – need to be put on SMS system within 10 / 20 working days
  • Planning – need to factor in time for Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be processed
  • Slightly different route for sponsoring workers outside of the UK – Defined CoS

Contact

Sam Burdett - Resourcing Compliance Lead
sam.burdett@coventry.gov.uk