Points-based immigration - duty to apply for licence

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• Lizzie Mead

The Home Office recommends that employers make their application for a sponsor licence as soon as possible, or by 1 October at the latest, if they want it to be considered in time for the opening of tiers 2 and 5.

Under the new points-based immigration system, companies will need a sponsor licence to employ skilled or temporary workers from outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland. The skilled worker tier (tier 2) and the temporary worker tier (tier 5) are being introduced in N... (110 more words)

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