24/1/21
We now have a Brexit agreement – but what steps do you need to be aware of in order to recruit talent from the EU? Below is a small, and hopefully useful, outline of the main themes around taking on staff from the EU into roles in the UK. It only applies to roles that offer salaries of over £25,600 per annum.
Here is a list of steps that you need to take in order to hire a skilled EU worker on a salary of £25,600 and above:
SMALL COMPANIES – are businesses/ organisations that satisfy two of the following criteria: A turnover of no more than £10.2 million/ a balance sheet total of no more than £5.1 million/ up to 50 employees.
Licence application: £536.00 – One-off sponsor licence application
Certificate sponsorship: £199.00 per sponsored worker
Standard worker visa application:
Visa valid up to three years – £160.00 if applying from overseas / £704.00 if applying from the UK
Visa valid for more than three years – £1,220.00 if applying from overseas / £1,408.00 if applying from the UK
Domestic applications – £19.20 biometric fee applied
Immigration skills charge: £364.00 per sponsored worker for each year of employment i.e. if the applicant obtained a three-year visa, the fee would be £1,092. Note: The Immigration Skills Charge fee must be paid by the sponsor and cannot be passed onto the sponsored worker.
Immigration healthcare surcharge: £624.00 per sponsored worker for each year of employment i.e. if the applicant’s leave is valid for three years, the healthcare surcharge fee will be £1,872.
LARGE COMPANIES: Any company that does not meet the above.
Licence application: £1,476.00 – One-off sponsor licence application
Certificate sponsorship: same as above
Standard worker visa application: Same as above
Immigration skills charge: £1000.00 per sponsored worker for each year of employment i.e. if the applicant obtained a three-year visa, the fee would be £3,000.00. Note: The Immigration Skills Charge fee must be paid by the sponsor and cannot be passed onto the sponsored worker.
Immigration healthcare surcharge: Same as above
Disclaimer: The rules are changing all the time and so we cannot guarantee the validity of the advice given. Please check the government website for the latest information.
