Sam Smith, the proprietor of Blooms Florist wants to employ Magda, a Polish national. Magda states that she has settled status and provides her right to work code and date of birth to Sam. Sam conducts a right to work check, verifies Magda's settled status and offers her the job. Sam does not need to apply for a sponsor licence.
1.2
Sam has expanded her business and has another vacancy for a Florist. Sam wants to employ Carlos, an Argentinian national who resides in Ushuaia, Argentina. Carlos states that he does not have settled status. Sam reads the guidance on who needs to be sponsored which confirms that she must sponsor Carlos on the Skilled Worker route if she wishes to employ him.
Sam checks the guidance and searches this by the occupation code for a Florist (5443) to confirm that the job is eligible for a Skilled Worker visa.
Sam uses the Skilled Worker points calculator to determine if Carlos is eligible for a skilled worker visa. As the salary for the job is below the minimum of £25,600 per annum Sam is asked to confirm if the post will be filled by a new entrant. Sam selects the link and reviews the new entrant conditions presented to her on screen and determines that as Carlos is aged 24, he will be under the age of 26 if he applies for a visa.
Sam reviews the results of the points calculator which advises that whilst the job role and salary appear to meet the requirements, Carlos must have a job offer from a registered sponsor to apply for a visa.
1.3
Sam considers whether to apply for a sponsor licence so that she can employ Carlos as a Florist on the Skilled Worker route. Sam checks whether she is eligible to apply for a licence. Sam determines that her business meets the eligibility criteria and checks what documentation she needs to provide to support her application.
Sam checks tables 1 to 4 of Appendix A and determines that as she has been trading for over 18 months she must provide 4 pieces of evidence from table 4. Sam can provide:
- evidence of employer's liability insurance cover for at least £5m from an authorised insurer
- evidence of Registration with HMRC as an employer to pay PAYE and National Insurance
- latest corporate/business bank statement
- lease of her business premises, signed by all parties concerned
Sam notes the requirement in Appendix A
