UK Immigration Business Registered Sponsors: Duties & Consequences of Non-Compliance

Introduction

Sponsor licence compliance has become one of the most actively enforced areas of UK business immigration. UKVI’s approach has shifted from technical oversight to proactive compliance policing, with increased audits, data-led investigations, cross-departmental data sharing and swift enforcement action.

This webinar is designed for practitioners and professionals who already operate in this space and want a deeper understanding of how sponsor duties are enforced in practice, where compliance commonly fails, and the real consequences businesses face when UKVI intervenes. While there has been no wholesale legislative overhaul of sponsor duties, case law and enforcement practice continue to reshape how the rules are interpreted, particularly in relation to genuine vacancy assessments, reporting obligations, and record-keeping standards. Recent judicial scrutiny has reinforced UKVI’s discretion in compliance decisions and the limited scope for successful challenge once a sponsor is found to be non-compliant.

The focus of this webinar will be on risk areas, enforcement patterns, and practical compliance management, drawing on recent UKVI behaviour and common problem scenarios. By viewing this webinar, you will have a deeper understanding of how to identify vulnerabilities.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• An up-to-date understanding of UKVI’s current approach to sponsor licence compliance, including enforcement priorities and audit trends
• Refresh and deepen your understanding of core sponsor duties, viewed through the lens of how UKVI applies and enforces them in practice
• Identify the most common compliance failures leading to sponsor licence suspension or revocation, including issues sponsors often underestimate or overlook
• Recognise the key red flags and risk indicators that UKVI focuses on during inspections and investigations
• Examine the full range of enforcement outcomes, from downgrading and suspension through to licence revocation and cooling-off periods
• Develop practical strategies to manage compliance risk, including internal audits, record-keeping systems, and SMS reporting practices
• How to prepare for and respond effectively to UKVI audits or enforcement action, including managing engagement with UKVI when issues arise

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 28th July 2026

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