Sponsorship Licence Compliance Checklist

You must report the following information or events to the BIA, within any time limit specified:

If a sponsored migrant does not turn up for their first day of work, or does not enroll on their course at the expected time. The report must be provided within 10 working days and must include any reason given by the migrant for the non-attendance or non-enrolment (for example a missed flight). For tier 4 migrants we expect to be notified of any students who fail to enroll no later than 10 working days after then end of their prescribed enrolment period;

If a migrant is absent from work or study for more than 10 working days, without your reasonably granted permission. The report must be provided within 10 working days of the 10th day of absence. For tier 4 migrants we expect to be notified where a student has missed 10 expected contacts. For students in schools, further educational and language colleges which will normally be where the student has missed 2 weeks of a course. In the higher education sector, where daily registers are not kept, we will accept this reporting where the student has missed expected interactions (for example, tutorials, submission of coursework etc);

If a migrant stops their studies or if the migrant's contract of employment or registration is terminated (including where the migrant resigns or is dismissed). This report must be provided within 10 working days of the event in question, and should include the name and address of any new employer or institution that the migrant has joined, if you know it. For tier 4 migrants where a student ceases to attend an institution either because the institution has withdrawn them from the course or because the student has told them they are leaving. We will expect the institution to notify us within 10 working days of this being confirmed. In addition, if a student defers their studies after their arrival in the United Kingdom the sponsor will need to advise us of the deferral and advise the student to leave the United Kingdom;

If you stop sponsoring the migrant for any other reason (for example if the migrant moves into an immigration category that does not need a sponsor), the report must be provided within 10 working days;

If there are any significant changes in the migrant's circumstances, for example a change of job or salary (but not job title or annual pay rise) or if the length of a course of study shortens; any suspicions you may have that a migrant is breaching the conditions of their leave (permission to be in the United Kingdom), the report must be provided within 10 working days;

If there are any significant changes in your circumstances, for example if you stop trading or become insolvent, substantially change the nature of your business, merge your company with another company, or are taken over, the report must be provided within 28 working days; and details of any third party or intermediary, whether in the United Kingdom or abroad, that has assisted you in the recruitment of migrant employees or students.

Provided you are prepared to carryout the above compliance requirements the BIA will consider your sponsorship application positively.

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