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If the Home Office think you have failed to meet the Sponsor obligations, they can suspend or withdraw your Licence. This prevents you from hiring new staff, and in the case of a Licence being revoked it will lead to the loss of key staff.
When a business faces having their Licence suspended or withdrawn, they have a small window of time to make submissions to the Home Office to persuade them not to take action. This can be a stressful time for all involved, but we have helped a number of businesses avoid enforcement issues.
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Each of these actions can have serious consequences for your business as they can restrict you from hiring new migrants. In the case of a revocation of your licence it will terminate the visas of your sponsored employees.
Where your licence has been downgraded we can assist you to understand the Home Office action plan and improve your systems to regain your A rating. There is no right of appeal against the suspension or revocation of your licence. However, there may be a sound basis for judicial review of the decision.
We have a great deal of experience dealing with businesses in this difficult position. While it can be tempting to respond aggressively to any perceived failings in the Home Office process we recommend a more nuanced approach. We can help by:
This approach has successfully resulted in a number of our clients having their Licences reinstated. In some cases, we have identified errors in the Home Office processes and in others we have successfully persuaded the Home Office that any errors identified were minor in nature.
A business only gets one chance to challenge a Home Office letter, so it is important to take action early. If you have received a letter, or you think you may receive one following an audit, please get in touch as soon as possible so we can help.
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Where possible we will offer a fixed fee package for advising on the suspension or revocation of a sponsorship licence. If it is not possible to offer a fixed fee then we will provide clear information regarding our fees and the other costs involved based on an agreed scope of work.
Morton Fraser’s practice is ‘prestigious and highly respected’; ‘response times, industry knowledge and strength in-depth are all excellent’.
Ranked Tier one in Legal 500 for 2018/19.
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