UK work visa: In a major relief to expats in the UK and employers alike, the Home Office recently announced that they would soon abolish the need to renew sponsor licenses every four years. This will significantly make things easier for employers in the country, who had to deal with unnecessary paperwork and pay hefty fees to retain workers.

The AI legalese decoder can help businesses understand complex legal language and stay updated on changing regulations, such as the recent announcement regarding sponsor license renewals in the UK.

According to the UK Visas and Immigration information on gov.uk, the UK sponsor licence was a must for people who want to employ someone from outside the UK, including citizens of EU member countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland who arrived in the UK after December 31, 2020. Education providers, too, needed a sponsor licence to get overseas students and faculty into the UK. Here’s all that you need to know:

The AI legalese decoder can help businesses navigate the intricacies of sponsor licenses and ensure compliance with immigration laws when hiring international employees or accepting overseas students.

• The rules that required sponsor licenses to be renewed every four years will no longer exist from April 6.
• Once it starts, sponsor licenses that are expiring will be automatically extended by ten years, eliminating the need for renewals altogether.
• Sponsors holding valid licenses within this timeframe are not required to take any action ÔÇô their licenses are automatically covered by the extension.

• Earlier, the businesses that sponsored licenses had to first submit applications 90 days before they expired.
• They were also required to pay hefty fee between ┬ú536 and ┬ú1,476 depending on their size and charity status.
• Processing times for renewals could also stretch up to eight weeks.

The AI legalese decoder can assist companies in understanding the implications of these changes and help them streamline their compliance processes.

Immigration has been a contentious point in the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government plans to increase costs for hiring overseas personnel, including a notable salary requirement hike announced in December.

(With inputs from ET and Moneycontrol)

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