The official documents every sponsor should have to hand
Direct links to the current Home Office guidance and policies. We check these regularly — last reviewed 12 August 2026.
Sponsor guidance
Sponsor guidance Part 1 — Apply for a licence
Eligibility, suitability and how to apply for a Worker or Temporary Worker sponsor licence.
Read on GOV.UK → GOV.UKSponsor guidance Part 2 — Sponsor a worker
Assigning Certificates of Sponsorship, salary and skill requirements per route.
Read on GOV.UK → GOV.UKSponsor guidance Part 3 — Duties and compliance
The core duties document: record keeping, reporting deadlines, compliance visits and what happens when things go wrong. ComplyHR's alerts are built around this.
Read on GOV.UK → GOV.UKAppendix D — Record-keeping duties
Exactly which documents you must keep for each sponsored worker and for how long. Our per-employee checklist mirrors this appendix.
Read on GOV.UK →Right to Work & eVisas
An employer's guide to right to work checks
How to carry out compliant online, manual and digital checks, and what gives you a statutory excuse against a civil penalty.
Read on GOV.UK → GOV.UK · ServiceCheck a job applicant's right to work
The official online service — enter the worker's share code and date of birth to verify their status. Record the outcome in ComplyHR as your evidence.
Open the service → GOV.UKeVisas — online immigration status
What an eVisa is, how workers access theirs via UKVI account, and what the move away from physical documents means for employers.
Read on GOV.UK →Useful references
Immigration Rules — statements of changes
Where rule changes land first. Worth checking whenever a renewal or new hire is coming up.
Read on GOV.UK → GOV.UKUK bank holidays
The official calendar. ComplyHR uses this feed live when it counts working days for reporting deadlines and leave.
View calendar → GOV.UKGoing rates for eligible occupations
Salary thresholds by SOC code — check them against the salary you record on each sponsored worker's profile.
Read on GOV.UK →Let ComplyHR watch the deadlines in these documents for you.
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