WEB 3115 Sponsor Licences and Compliance: obtaining and keeping a licence
Practitioners and HR specialists will receive an in-depth look at sponsor licences.
Date and time
Location
Online
Refund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 3 hours
Level: Intermediate
Description:
Practitioners and HR specialists will receive an in-depth look at sponsor licences. This will not only include practical advice on how to obtain a sponsor licence but also how to ensure effective compliance and retain the licence. We will discuss the submission process and compliance requirements, highlighting pitfalls and providing tips. We will advise upon the HR practices necessary to ensure sponsor duties are met and other factors that the Home Office would be looking for at a compliance visit. We will also discuss our experience with sponsor license refusals, downgrading and revocations - providing tips for avoiding these and challenging them where necessary.
Audience:
This course is designed for business immigration practitioners and HR specialists who advise on sponsor licences.
Tutors: Chetal Patel, Bates Wells, Smruti Jeyanandhan, Bates Wells and Sam Ingham, Laura Devine Immigration
Chetal Patel is a Partner at Bates Wells and specialises in Business Immigration. She regularly conducts immigration audits for clients and has been present at a number of compliance visits conducted by UKVI. Chetal is recognised in the legal directories for her expertise and regularly provides commentary to journalists.
Smruti Jeyanandhan is a UK immigration and nationality law specialist with 15 years’ experience advising corporate and private clients on complex business and personal immigration matters. Smruti has significant experience in delivering strategic solutions-focused advice to employers on sponsor licence applications and employer compliance support. Her corporate clients range from small, newly established businesses to multinational organisations and household brands that span the finance and investment, legal, sporting, technology, creative and entertainment sectors.
Smruti is a seasoned presenter, delivering training to a number of high profile corporate clients on sponsorship and compliance as well as Brexit. She previously held the role of co-convenor for ILPA’s economic migration working group and regularly provided training for ILPA.
Sam Ingham is a Solicitor at Laura Devine Immigration and has focused exclusively on UK immigration and nationality law since 2012. His extensive experience includes facilitating immigration solutions for multinational companies including tech start-ups and companies in the insurance, banking, and life sciences sector. He has developed particular expertise with sponsor licence applications, compliance and sponsored worker applications.
Sam is an experienced trainer and public speaker having delivered ILPA training on sponsorship and compliance for over seven years and presented at the ILPA sponsor licence conference for the last two years. He attends and contributes to the ILPA Economic Migration Working Group and has been involved in successfully lobbying the Home Office to effect policy changes.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, we record all our webinars. We send a link to the recording to attendees after the webinar. You are not permitted to share the recording.
Yes. All attendees are sent a copy of the slides/course materials 2 days before the webinar. You are not permitted to share these materials.
Yes. If you cancel an order over 7 days before the event, you are entitled to a refund of 100% minus the Eventbrite booking fee. You cannot claim a refund within 7 days of the webinar. If you fail to attend an event you are not entitled to a refund.
You can transfer your registration for a charge of £5. If the substitute is liable for a higher fee than the person they are replacing then the balance of the fee must be paid in full before the replacement is admitted to the course. If you have any questions please email training@ilpa.org.uk
The joining details are sent to attendees in the booking confirmation email and in the reminder email sent one day before, and 30 minutes before the webinar. You can also find the Zoom link on the event page on Eventbrite.
We're happy to answer any questions you have about training. Please email training@ilpa.org.uk.
ILPA no longer provides invoices for training. All bookings must be made online and paid in full at the time of booking.
No, you can no longer purchase ILPA webinar recordings. We usually repeat each course more than once a year, and would encourage you to look at the ILPA training calendar for the next available date.
Organised by
Website: http://www.ilpa.org.uk