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You鈥檒l get an A-rated licence if your application is approved.

A-rating - full sponsor licence

An A-rated licence lets you start assigning certificates of sponsorship.

Your business will be listed in the register of sponsors.

If you鈥檙e applying to sponsor a UK Expansion Worker

You鈥檒l get a 鈥榩rovisional鈥� rating instead of an A-rating if your authorising officer is based outside the UK.

You鈥檒l only be able to assign one certificate of sponsorship, which must be assigned to the authorising officer so they can enter the UK.

Once they鈥檝e got their visa, you can upgrade your licence to an A-rating and request additional certificates of sponsorship using the sponsorship management system (SMS).

Downgrading to B-rating

Your A-rated licence may be downgraded to a B-rating at a later stage if you do not continue to meet your sponsor responsibilities.

If this happens, you will not be able to issue new certificates of sponsorship until you鈥檝e made improvements and upgraded back to an A-rating.

You鈥檒l still be able to issue certificates to workers you already employ who want to extend their permission to stay.

Upgrade to an A-rating

You need to follow an 鈥榓ction plan鈥� provided by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to upgrade your licence.

You have to pay 拢1,476 for an action plan.

At the end of the action plan

You鈥檒l be upgraded to an A-rating if you complete all the steps and there鈥檚 nothing else you need to improve.

If you need to make other improvements, you鈥檒l be given another B-rating and will have to follow a new action plan. You鈥檒l have to pay the fee again.

If you get a second B-rating

You can only have 2 B-ratings while your licence is valid. You鈥檒l lose your licence if you still need to make improvements after your second action plan.

How to reapply

You cannot appeal if your licence is revoked, but you can reapply. You have to wait at least 12 months before reapplying.

You need to start a new application when you reapply.