New Year Business Guide - brought to you by APL Media •Wednesday 11 January 2023


Is your company looking to recruit staff from outside the UK? OTB Legal can help


As the labour market has become increasingly competitive, many employers are looking outside the UK for new sources of talent to fi ll key roles


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For most companies, this means sponsoring overseas candidates to apply for a ‘skilled worker’ visa. Businesses wishing to use this


option must obtain a sponsor licence from the Home Offi ce. Would-be sponsors must provide evidence to show that they need the licence, and also to demonstrate that they’re able to meet their additional responsibilities. A sponsor licence lasts for four years and allows a business to sponsor multiple skilled workers. Any role fi lled by a skilled worker


must meet certain criteria: • The role must be considered ‘skilled’ by the Home Offi ce.


• The business must also pay a salary that meets the minimum salary dictated by the immigration rules.


The range of jobs that potentially qualify for sponsorship has expanded signifi cantly since Brexit. However, there are still many roles that don’t qualify, particularly those deemed ‘low skilled’.


OTB Legal can provide advice on all aspects of business immigration to the UK, from applying for the sponsor licence to sponsoring workers


A business with a sponsor licence


also takes on additional duties on behalf of the Home Offi ce. These duties include: • Keeping extra records, • Reporting certain events to the Home Offi ce, and


• Complying with immigration laws.


These duties are set out in detail in published guidance that runs to hundreds of pages — and the guidance is updated regularly. All this makes compliance a major bureaucratic undertaking. OTB Legal can provide advice on all aspects of business immigration


to the UK, from applying for the sponsor licence to sponsoring workers and advising on a range of complicated compliance issues. OTB Legal uses a clear, transparent


For further information


Visit: otb.legal/business-immigration-services T: 0330 111 6682 E: BIT@otb.legal


fee structure and aims to provide fl exibility to meet the diff erent needs of its clients. It also provides a free initial discussion to talk about your business needs and to make


sure that this is the best move for your business. OTB Legal is recognised by peers


and clients alike as one of the leading UK immigration law solicitors.


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