29 Jan 2025
38 mins
This webinar is designed to support Scottish-based employers applying for a sponsor licence to hire international staff.
Explore our guides, tutorials and webinars for essential immigration information on recruiting and retaining international workers.
Upcoming webinars
Sponsoring international workers: using the sponsor management system
This webinar will give employers practical insights of the sponsor management system. We’ll show you how to use the system to manage employer roles, assign certificates of sponsorship and report changes.
Temporary worker sponsor licence and temporary worker visas explained
This webinar is for charities, creative industries, religious organisations and overseas organisations sending staff to Scotland to expand their business. If you need temporary international staff for six months to two years, a temporary worker licence could be what you need.
Webinars
Understanding e-Visas: What employers need to know
11 Dec 2024
43 mins
This informational webinar by Scotland’s Migration Service is for Scottish-based organisations and employers about the transition to e-Visa and what it means for managing their international workforce.
Sponsoring international workers: Sponsor licence duties and compliance
04 Dec 2024
51 mins
This essential webinar hosted by Scotland’s Migration Service, is designed to guide Scottish-based employers through the key requirements of sponsor licence compliance.
Guides
Guide to Sponsor Licence
Get a quick overview of the steps involved in applying for a Sponsor Licence.
Guide to sponsor compliance
As an employer with a sponsor license, you must follow certain rules to comply with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.
Mythbuster – Sponsoring a worker’s visa
There are many myths about the visa sponsorship process. Here we clear up some of the biggest ones.
Salary calculation for sponsoring a Skilled Worker
Breakdown of calculating the salary threshold for employing and paying a skilled worker.
Transitioning a worker from a Graduate to a Skilled Worker visa
Hiring international graduates can help fill skill gaps and bring diversity to your team.
Who is eligible for the Skilled Worker New Entrant discount?
Guide to minimum salary thresholds for skilled workers when a new entrant discount is applied.
Features
Understand the 2024 Sponsor Licence updates: a guide for employers
There were many changes to UK immigration rules in 2024. These directly affect employers who hire international staff. It’s important for you to understand these legal requirements.
Changes to the skilled worker route: what employers need to know
These changes affect how businesses hire and keep international talent. It's important for employers who sponsor skilled workers to understand these updates.
Understand the new entrant discount in the Skilled Worker route: a guide for employers
The Skilled Worker visa route changed in 2024. Find out how it offers new opportunities for employers sponsoring international workers.
Case studies
Expert advice for a space industry business
Learn about how Scotland’s Migration Service helped a space industry business to smoothly manage the UK immigration and visa process.
Webinar on the sponsor licence and Skilled Worker visa
Find out about a webinar Scotland's Migration Service held for the Enable Works team in Dundee to help them support their international service users in finding employment.
Tutorials
Online right to work check tutorial
07 Nov 2024
3 mins
In this quick video tutorial we break down how employers can do a right to work check before hiring international workers.
Satisfying the English language requirement tutorial
07 Nov 2024
4 mins
In this quick video tutorial we break down what the English language requirement is.
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