How do I sponsor a migrant worker?
Surrendering a licence
This page explains how you can surrender your licence to sponsor migrants under the points-based system.
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How to surrender your licence
If you no longer want to sponsor migrants, and have no sponsored migrants currently working for you, you may surrender your licence by using your sponsorship management system (SMS) account.
We will then remove your entry from the public register, but you may apply for a new licence at any time.
You may choose to surrender your licence in all the tiers, categories and sub-categories you are licensed at the same time, or you may choose to surrender part of your licence in certain tiers, categories or sub-categories. You must state which part of your licence you are surrendering.
To surrender part or all of your licence using the sponsorship management system, you should select 'View and edit sponsor profile', 'Request changes to sponsor details' then 'Request any other change to your sponsor details'. From the drop down list, select 'Surrender a licence/tier/category' and then provide full details of what you want to surrender in the free text field.
What you must show
You must give evidence that you no longer have responsibility for any migrants that you may have previously sponsored in that tier, category or sub-category. If you have any such migrants, we will immediately withdraw your licence and remove the migrants' permission to stay in the United Kingdom and may remove them from the country.
Application forms
Sponsor change of circumstances form
- Sponsor change of circumstances formPDF 388KB opens in a new window