Immigration Audit

As a UK employer, it is your responsibility to ensure that any migrant workers you hire from outside the EEA or Switzerland are operating with a valid UK visa. You must also hold a valid Sponsor Licence in order to employ any foreign nationals who are subject to immigration control in the UK.

As a Sponsor Licence holder, you are required to keep personal details on all of your migrant employees which must be updated on a regular basis.

It is vital that UK employers and businesses keep an up-to-date record of all their migrant employees, which includes evidence and details of their right to work.

If you do not comply with the responsibilities required of you by the Home Office, there are a number of penalties which you or your business could incur.

These include:

• having your UK Sponsorship Licence revoked and being unable to hire migrant employees;
• being given a Civil Penalty from the Home Office: this is a large fine and written letter of warning;
• losing your reputation and credibility as a business or company; and
• imprisonment

Our team of expert immigration lawyers can offer you high-quality, confidential legal and business guidance to ensure that you will not incur any unwanted penalties from the Home Office.

We have a well-established reputation for business consultation, providing immigration consultancy and, as part of our Immigration Audit service, we will work closely with you and your business.

Our expert immigration specialists can use an immigration audit to locate and resolve any issues with your HR processes and ensure that you are functioning legally under the immigration rules and regulations. This will help to ensure your immigration compliance is up-to-date.

We will also prepare you for any visits to the Home Office and ensure that your records and employee documents meet the specifications of the Home Office.

We also offer Sponsor Licence application services and can assist you in attaining a Certificate of Sponsorship if you are hiring a new employee.