If you aim to employ someone from overseas, you have to have a sponsorship licence. Applications for a licence can be made online and the licence lasts for four years.
The fee is per business rather than per employee. See the UK visa sponsorship for employers page on the Gov. More information on employing foreign nationals can be found on the Gov.
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Read more in the Pink Book Online This page is part of the Pink Book Online, a guide to legislation relevant to tourist accommodation and attraction businesses in England. Key facts To be entitled to work in the UK, a foreign national must provide you with the necessary documentation.
You should check any documentation provided to ensure, to the best of your ability, that those documents are genuine and that the potential employee is entitled to work in the UK. Generally, to employ someone living outside the UK, including the European Union: they need to pass a points-based assessment before they are given permission to enter or remain in the United Kingdom you need to have a sponsor licence from the Home Office.
Important note regarding right to work checks Due to the COVID coronavirus pandemic, the Government has temporarily adjusted right to work checks to make it easier for employers to carry them out. Employers' responsibilities It is important that you are aware of your responsibilities when employing foreign nationals. Proof of entitlement to work in the UK There are different types of documents that employers should check to ensure that their foreign employees are entitled to work in the UK.
Checking employees' documentation It is your responsibility to look carefully at the documents that candidates provide and to ensure that, to the best of your ability, these documents are genuine and that the potential employee is entitled to work in the UK.
Care should be taken over the following aspects of the documentation provided. Photographs - does the person look like the photographs on their documents?
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The application fee will depend on how many years the job seeker plans to work in the UK, and whether their job is on a list of skills that the UK has shortages of - for instance, vets and web designers. There is a fast-track visa scheme for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Those eligible for this visa will pay reduced fees and be supported through the application process. Successful applicants will be exempt from the immigration health surcharge.
Applicants via this route will still have to meet salary thresholds depending on the type of work they do. Many care workers will not be covered by the scheme though. There will be no limit on the number of international students who can come to the UK to study. The new student visa application system allows them to apply six months before they are due to start a course if they are applying from outside the UK.
The government has also launched a graduate visa to allow students who have completed a degree to stay in the UK for two years. This will rise to three years for those who have done a PhD.
They had until 30 June to apply for settled status, although the government has said that it will still accept applications from anyone with a reasonable excuse for a delay. There are also different schemes for some workers - for example, there is a Global Talent, Innovator and Start-Up visa.
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