Data scraped on 6 July from the Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors indicates that more than 1,200 UK employers regained or secured an A-rating during the first compliance refresh following April’s fee increases and the July removal of visa vignettes. Immigration-data service MyVisaJobs, which republished company-specific pages the same day, points to a sharp rise in mid-sized firms seeking Skilled Worker licences to fill engineering, digital and hospitality roles. Illustrative profiles—such as PW Productions Ltd, newly listed as an A-rated Skilled Worker sponsor—show that employers must now meet a general salary floor of £41,700 or the higher SOC rate and ensure roles sit at RQF Level 6 or above.
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Whether you are an HR manager updating right-to-work procedures or a mobility lead tracking sponsor-licence obligations, VisaHQ can streamline the process. Through its UK portal the platform offers instant immigration guidance, digital document checks and automated alerts that help businesses stay compliant with evolving salary, English-language and eVisa rules.
The register also flags the new CEFR B2 English requirement introduced on 8 January 2026, a change that caught several sponsors off-guard during compliance audits earlier this year. Consultants note that the July register is the first to be published since physical visa stickers were abolished. Sponsors whose HR systems still rely on vignette verification must now adapt onboarding workflows to accept digital eVisa share-codes and updated BRP formats. Failure to do so risks right-to-work breaches that could see recently reacquired A-ratings downgraded. For global-mobility programmes the update is a mixed blessing: a larger pool of licensed employers could intensify competition for international talent, but it also expands partnering options for secondments and intra-company transfers. Mobility leaders are advised to download the refreshed register, cross-check vendor status and brief recruitment teams on the latest salary and English-language thresholds.
Whether you are an HR manager updating right-to-work procedures or a mobility lead tracking sponsor-licence obligations, VisaHQ can streamline the process. Through its UK portal the platform offers instant immigration guidance, digital document checks and automated alerts that help businesses stay compliant with evolving salary, English-language and eVisa rules.
The register also flags the new CEFR B2 English requirement introduced on 8 January 2026, a change that caught several sponsors off-guard during compliance audits earlier this year. Consultants note that the July register is the first to be published since physical visa stickers were abolished. Sponsors whose HR systems still rely on vignette verification must now adapt onboarding workflows to accept digital eVisa share-codes and updated BRP formats. Failure to do so risks right-to-work breaches that could see recently reacquired A-ratings downgraded. For global-mobility programmes the update is a mixed blessing: a larger pool of licensed employers could intensify competition for international talent, but it also expands partnering options for secondments and intra-company transfers. Mobility leaders are advised to download the refreshed register, cross-check vendor status and brief recruitment teams on the latest salary and English-language thresholds.
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