Refusal or withdrawal of a licence
This section explains what happens if we refuse you a licence or withdraw your licence as a sponsor under the points-based system, including action we may take and the impact this has on any migrants you may have working for you.
Full details of all requirements are in section A - Applying for a licence - paragraph 50 of the sponsor licensing guidance.
Although there is no right of appeal against refusal of an application for a licence, you can reapply at any time. You must ensure that the reasons for your earlier refusal no longer apply, or you are likely to be refused again.
For example, if you were refused because a relevant member of staff has a conviction for immigration offences, a future application is unlikely to succeed if the offending officer is still in place. The account management and compliance team can visit potential sponsors in such situations to ensure that they can meet the sponsorship duties of the points-based system.
You are barred from reapplying for a period of six months if the reason for refusal was the issue of a maximum civil penalty under the illegal working provisions.
Terms explained
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Account management
This is the system we use to check that organisations are complying with their sponsorship duties under the points-based system for coming to the United Kingdom to work, train or study.
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Compliance team
Our team of staff responsible for ensuring that organisations are complying with their sponsorship duties under the points-based system for coming to the United Kingdom to work, train or study.
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Sponsorship duties
The responsibilities organisations have when they sponsor migrants under the points-based system. The duties are record keeping, reporting, compliance, co-operating with us and tier specific duties.