The 60 days
If your sponsor's licence has been revoked, the Home Office normally shortens your permission to 60 calendar days. By the end of that time you must apply to stay on another route or leave the UK.
Why sponsor licences get revoked
The Home Office can revoke a sponsor licence for a number of reasons, including failure to meet compliance duties, employing illegal workers, submitting false information, or the company ceasing to trade. When a licence is revoked, any Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) that employer assigned become invalid.
You can check whether a company's licence has been revoked using ImmigrationGPT's revoked sponsors page.
The 60-day curtailment period
When a sponsor's licence is revoked, the Home Office writes to all sponsored workers. If you were not involved in the reasons for the revocation, your permission is normally shortened so that 60 calendar days are left. It is not normally shortened if 60 days or less are already left. A worker who was involved normally loses all remaining permission.
During the 60 days, the options are to:
- Find a new employer and apply to switch your visa to a new sponsor
- Switch to another visa route you qualify for, such as a dependant visa
- Make arrangements to leave the UK
- Get advice on your own case from a solicitor or an adviser registered with the Immigration Advice Authority
What the register and our tools show
- When a licence ends, the employer is removed from the register. It then appears on the revoked sponsor licence list, and its company page shows the date it left.
- ImmigrationGPT's sponsor licence checker lists every licensed sponsor, by industry and location.
- A B-rated sponsor cannot sponsor new workers until it gets its A rating back.
- You can ask ImmigrationGPT general questions. It gives information, not advice on your own case.
Frequently asked questions
What happens to my visa if my sponsor's licence is revoked?
If you were not involved in the reasons for the revocation, the Home Office normally shortens your permission so that 60 calendar days are left. It does not normally shorten it if 60 days or less are already left. By the end of that time you must apply to stay on a route you qualify for, or leave the UK. A worker who was involved in the reasons normally loses all remaining permission. Source: GOV.UK sponsor guidance part 3, C10.10.
Can I start a new job during the 60-day period?
Only with a new licensed sponsor and a new visa application. Your current permission is tied to the sponsor that lost its licence. For your own case, speak to a solicitor or an adviser registered with the Immigration Advice Authority.
How do I find a new sponsor quickly?
Search the register of licensed sponsors on ImmigrationGPT by industry and city. Look at the rating: a B-rated sponsor cannot sponsor new workers until it gets its A rating back.
Can I switch to a different visa route instead?
Only if you meet the requirements of that route. Examples are a dependant visa if your partner holds their own visa, or another work route with a new job offer. The Graduate visa is not an option here, because you must hold a Student visa when you apply for it.
Will this affect my ILR (settlement) application?
It can. Settlement needs a period of continuous lawful residence, and a gap between visas can affect it. Check the settlement rules on GOV.UK, and for your own case speak to a solicitor or an adviser registered with the Immigration Advice Authority.