UK Visas and Immigration has the authority to temporarily suspend your sponsor licence for further investigations if there are concerns regarding potential violations of sponsorship duties and risks to immigration control.

Sponsor Licence Suspension

If your sponsor licence is suspended, you will no longer have the ability to sponsor new migrants and your business will be removed from the public register of sponsors for the duration of the suspension. However, your current sponsored migrants will not be affected.

The suspension of a sponsor licence can be justified by various reasons, such as the failure to maintain proper records for sponsored migrants, unlawful salary changes, or the determination that an authorising officer is not adequately qualified for their role.

It is important that you continue to fulfill all sponsor responsibilities during the suspension period. If you wish to keep your licence, you must still submit an application for a Sponsor Licence Renewal if it is due to expire during the suspension period.

Please note that UKVI has the authority to reinstate, downgrade, or revoke your licence once its inquiries are concluded.

What else do I need to know about a Sponsor Licence Suspension?

You are granted a period of 20 business days to submit a request for a review of the decision in case you have been informed about the suspension of your sponsor licence by UKVI.

Kindly present a written reply detailing the grounds you consider to be inaccurate and the rationale behind your judgment, along with relevant evidence to support your claims.

It is imperative that all mitigating points are clearly expressed, as the final determination by the Home Office will be influenced by your written response.

UKVI retains the authority to restore, reduce, or withdraw your licence following the completion of its investigations.