How do I sponsor a migrant worker?
Area 3: Record keeping
This page explains how we rate the record keeping in your human resource (HR) systems. We do this when you apply for a licence to sponsor migrant workers under the points-based system. We may also conduct checks after you have been granted a licence.
What you must do
You must provide any documents for migrants that we think are relevant. We might, for example, ask for details of your recruitment practices to make sure that you are meeting the resident labour market test where appropriate.
You must:
- have a system for keeping the required documents listed in Appendix D of the sponsor guidance for each individual you are sponsoring to work or study in the UK;
- not pay a sponsored migrant by cash or cheque (where applicable);
- ensure that any applicable resident labour market test has been conducted in line with the sponsor guidance;
- ensure that you only issue certificates of sponsorship (CoS) or confirmations for acceptance of studies (CAS) in line with the rules explained within the sponsor guidance; and
- report any changes to a sponsored migrants situation through the correct channels and within the timescales described within the sponsor guidance.
We will test to see you have the relevant systems in place and we will also test how robust your systems are.
See also
Terms explained
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Resident labour market test
This is the process an employer must follow before employing a person who is not a permanent resident of the United Kingdom if he/she is first required to show that no resident worker could be found to take a job.