Business & Corporate Immigration
Employing international workers or expanding a business into the UK can create valuable opportunities, but it also brings important immigration responsibilities. UK businesses that want to sponsor overseas workers must understand the relevant sponsorship requirements and maintain compliance with the conditions of their sponsor licence.
At SWM Solicitors, we provide business immigration and corporate immigration advice to employers, companies and overseas businesses dealing with UK immigration matters. From applying for a sponsor licence to managing sponsored workers and establishing a UK presence, we provide practical legal guidance designed around your business needs.
Building a UK Workforce
Businesses recruiting skilled workers from overseas may need the appropriate immigration permission and sponsorship arrangements. Employers must meet specific requirements before sponsoring eligible workers.
Sponsor Licence Applications
A Sponsor Licence allows eligible UK organisations to sponsor overseas workers under applicable immigration routes.
Skilled Worker Sponsorship
Businesses with a sponsor licence may be able to sponsor eligible overseas workers under the Skilled Worker route.
Keeping Your Sponsor Licence Compliant
Sponsor licence holders have ongoing responsibilities, including maintaining records, reporting relevant changes and complying with sponsor duties.
Sponsor Licence Compliance
Our Sponsor Licence Compliance service helps businesses understand and manage their ongoing sponsorship obligations.
Sponsor Management
Our Sponsor Management service provides advice on managing sponsorship arrangements, sponsored workers and ongoing immigration responsibilities.
Business & Corporate Immigration
Businesses may have specific immigration requirements when recruiting overseas workers, managing sponsored employees or expanding their operations. Employers must understand the relevant immigration rules and meet their responsibilities when managing an international workforce.
Business Immigration
Businesses may require immigration advice when recruiting internationally, sponsoring workers, transferring employees or expanding their operations.
Corporate Immigration
International businesses may face more complex immigration requirements when managing overseas employees, UK operations and workforce mobility.
Expanding Your Business into the UK
Overseas businesses looking to establish or expand their presence in the UK may need to consider immigration options for eligible employees.
Expansion Worker Visa
The Expansion Worker Visa provides a route for eligible overseas workers coming to the UK to help establish a branch or subsidiary of an overseas business.
Transferring Senior and Specialist Employees
International businesses may need to transfer experienced or specialist employees to their UK operations for specific roles or projects.
Senior or Specialist Worker Visa
The Senior or Specialist Worker Visa provides a route for eligible employees of overseas businesses to undertake qualifying work in the UK.
Representing an Overseas Business in the UK
Overseas businesses may need immigration advice when establishing or developing their commercial presence in the UK.
Representative of an Overseas Business
The Representative of an Overseas Business route has historically provided an immigration route for certain overseas businesses. As immigration rules and routes change, current legal advice should be obtained to determine the options available.
Immigration Support for Employers
Employing overseas workers creates responsibilities that continue throughout the sponsorship relationship. Businesses therefore need to consider immigration requirements as part of their wider workforce and operational planning.
At SWM Solicitors, we help employers understand their responsibilities and address immigration matters at different stages of the employment process.
Whether you are applying for your first sponsor licence, managing an existing sponsored workforce or considering international expansion, we can provide practical advice based on your business circumstances.
A Practical Approach to Corporate Immigration
Business immigration decisions can have an impact on recruitment, operations and future growth. Delays or problems with sponsorship can affect a company’s ability to recruit or retain the people it needs.
Our corporate immigration solicitors provide clear advice designed to help businesses understand their immigration obligations and plan appropriately. We can work with you on individual applications as well as wider sponsorship and corporate immigration matters.