In March 2026, the UK Home Office updated key guidance, introducing a new sponsor compliance duty, amended requirements for dual citizens entering the UK, and increased processing fees.
The Home Office expects sponsors to ensure and promote the workplace-related welfare of sponsored workers and ensure that they understand their employment rights, including but not limited to:
Sponsors have always been required to comply with UK law, including employment law. The Home Office has now clarified that sponsored workers, including those already in the UK, must be informed of their employment law rights.
From 6 March 2026, as part of their record-keeping duties sponsors are also required to retain documentary evidence demonstrating that this information has been provided.
For workers sponsored on or after 6 March 2026, sponsors should retain clear documentary evidence, such as copies of written information provided to workers or records of training or awareness sessions delivered.
While the underlying obligation to inform workers of their rights applied prior to 6 March 2026, the requirement to retain evidence is new. For the period...
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