For a licensed employer sponsoring a Skilled Worker for five years, the Immigration Skills Charge and Certificate of Sponsorship alone total £2,925 for a small or charitable sponsor and £7,125 for a medium or large sponsor. These figures exclude the sponsor licence fee because an already licensed employer does not pay that fee again for […]
For a small or charitable UK employer that needs a new Worker sponsor licence and is sponsoring one Skilled Worker from overseas for three years, the core sponsor-side Home Office costs can total £2,576. That consists of the £611 sponsor licence fee, a £525 Certificate of Sponsorship and £1,440 Immigration Skills Charge. If you also […]
From 3 August 2026, Appendix FM aligns the permission granted to some partners with the expiry date of their sponsor’s protection permission. The change applies only where the sponsor has received 30 months’ permission on the basis of protection status. It does not alter ordinary partner grants where the sponsor is British, settled or holds […]
From 3 August 2026, a partner applying under Appendix FM may receive shorter permission where their sponsor has 30 months’ permission based on protection status. Instead of the usual maximum of 33 months for entry clearance or 30 months for permission to stay, the partner’s permission ends on the sponsor’s expiry date. Do not assume […]
A Skilled Worker indefinite leave to remain application depends on continuous residence, salary, sponsorship, the Life in the UK Test and accurate evidence. The five-year settlement route remains in force, although the government is considering an earned-settlement model. The official criteria appear on the GOV.UK settle in the UK pages. Check your absences You must […]
If you hold a Skilled Worker visa and are approaching five years in the UK, the current route to indefinite leave to remain remains open. The proposed earned-settlement model, which would make 10 years the default qualifying period for many migrants, is not yet in force. Until the Immigration Rules change, eligible Skilled Workers can […]
From 3 August 2026, a child born in the UK during a parent’s current Graduate permission can apply from inside the UK as that parent’s dependant. The application fee is £937 per child. The Immigration Health Surcharge is charged at the under-18 rate of £776 a year and calculated in six-month periods. The child’s permission […]
From 3 August 2026, a child born in the UK while a parent holds Graduate route permission can apply from inside the UK as that parent’s dependant. The change was introduced by Statement of Changes HC 259, laid before Parliament on 9 July 2026. If granted, the child’s permission will expire on the same date […]
The UK’s right-to-work regime is due to expand later in 2026, bringing more non-employee working arrangements within the legal checking framework. For Bromley businesses using casual workers, individual subcontractors or online platforms, the important point is that the change is not yet fully in force. The current statutory scheme mainly applies when employing someone under […]
The Government plans to extend right-to-work duties beyond traditional employees to include people engaged under worker contracts, individual subcontractors and certain online matching services. As of June 2026, employers should continue following the current statutory scheme while preparing for the wider rules and accompanying guidance to take effect. A correctly completed check gives an employer […]