How do I sponsor a migrant?
Employing migrants
Changes to sponsor guidance for Tiers 2, 4 and 5
Changes to sponsor guidance for Tiers 2, 4 and 5
This section explains how you employ migrants, including the codes of practice for the sponsored skilled workers tier that you must use to meet the resident labour market test, and employ migrants from the shortage occupation list. It also includes how to issue and cancel certificates of sponsorship under the points-based system.
In this section:
- The codes of practice for the sponsored skilled workers tier
- How to employ migrants from the shortage occupation list
- How to meet the resident labour market test
- The certificate of sponsorship
- Issuing certificates of sponsorship
- The number of certificates you can issue
- How to cancel a certificate of sponsorship
- How long workers can stay for
You can apply for certificates of sponsorship using the online sponsorship management system, when it becomes available later in the year, and when we start accepting applications from people in each of the tiers later in the year.
See the section on costs to find out the fees for certificates of sponsorship.