Home Office compliance Audit in UK

UK Home Office Sponsor Compliance Audit

A Home Office sponsor compliance visit is an audit visit conducted by a Home Office official to a UK organisation that is sponsoring non-UK workers. A Home Office visit can happen before and after the organisation obtains a sponsor licence.

Why does the Home Office conduct a compliance Visit?

The purpose of the Home Office compliance visit is to ensure that the organisation is complying with its obligations as a sponsor and that sponsored employees are working in the sponsored company under their permitted stay.

How Home office Compliance visit works

Normally, organisations are given advance notice by the Home Office before a compliance visit occurs. This notification is usually sent by email to the designated key contact or Authorising Officer.

During the Home Office compliance visit, the Home Office official may ask to see the organisations HR documents and processes related to their sponsorship duties, such as employee records, evidence of right-to-work checks, attendance records, and employment contracts. They may also ask to speak with sponsored employees to verify immigration compliance.

Pre-licence Home Office visit

Pre-licence compliance visit refers to the process of ensuring that an organisation meets the necessary requirements to obtain a sponsor licence.

During the pre-licence stage, the Home Office will review the organisation’s sponsor licence application and may conduct a compliance visit before making a decision on the sponsor licence application.

The organisation must demonstrate that they are genuine businesses operating legally in the UK and have robust HR systems in place to comply with sponsor duties.

Failure to comply with the requirements set out by the Home Office can result in a refusal to grant a sponsor licence.

Post-licence home office visit

Post-licence compliance refers to the ongoing obligations and responsibilities that an organisation must comply with after obtaining a sponsor licence from the Home Office.

Once an organisation is granted a sponsor licence, they are required to continue to meet the eligibility criteria and comply with the obligations set out by the Home Office. This includes factors such as ensuring that sponsored workers have the right to work in the UK, keeping up-to-date records of sponsored employees, and reporting any changes or updates to the Home Office.

To ensure compliance, organisations must have a robust HR systems in place to monitor and manage their sponsored employees. This includes regular record-keeping and reporting to the Home Office, conducting right-to-work checks, and complying with any other relevant immigration regulations.

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Our team can help you prepare for the visit by providing guidance on what to expect and helping you gather the required documents.