Understanding Sponsor Licence Termination
When UK Visas and Immigration believe there’s a severe failure in fulfilling sponsor obligations or if your business stops its UK operations, your sponsor licence may be terminated.

Implications of Licence Termination
Upon termination of your sponsor licence, the migrants you’ve sponsored will face curtailed leave. They are allotted a 60-day window to secure an alternative sponsorship or exit the UK. If their visa’s remaining validity is less than 60 days, there won’t be any curtailment. However, they must either obtain a new sponsorship or depart the UK before the visa’s expiration.

Why Would a Sponsor Licence Be Terminated?
Several reasons could lead to the termination of a sponsor licence. These encompass:

• Providing misleading details during your Sponsor Licence Application
• Hiring a migrant for a position that doesn’t align with the necessary skill level
• Misusing a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for a position different from the one listed
• Failures in human resource policies are also frequent grounds for termination.

Regrettably, there’s no appeal mechanism against the termination of a sponsor licence. Furthermore, reapplying for a new sponsor licence is restricted until the designated cooling-off period post-termination elapses.

Additional Insights on Sponsor Licence Terminations
While there isn’t an appeal process against licence terminations, our skilled immigration solicitors at Highwood Solicitors can guide on the viability of seeking Judicial Review against such decisions. Where it’s deemed fit, we can also represent you in the Judicial Review proceedings.

In situations where your licence is terminated, reapplying for a new Sponsor Licence post the cooling-off duration is feasible. Still, the application must duly address the reasons for your prior licence’s termination.

How Highwood Solicitors Can Assist
Grasping a sponsor licence termination can be unsettling, expensive, and emotionally taxing for both employers and the sponsored individuals.

At such critical junctures, our adept immigration solicitors can offer guidance on the potential of initiating a Judicial Review against the termination verdict. Where the situation demands, we can also represent you during the Judicial Review hearings. Additionally, we’re adept at crafting new sponsor licence applications post-termination.

At Highwood Solicitors, our ethos is to be accessible and diligent in recognising and catering to our corporate clientele’s requirements. Our dedicated ensemble is committed to bestowing lucid and consistent immigration counsel to UK employers, all within a professional yet congenial service framework.

For any inquiries, contact us at +44 (0) 1206523714.