Question follow-through · 9324

Migrant Workers: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to enable foreign workers to switch sponsors when their original employer ceases trading, particularly where the individual (a) is actively seeking employment and (b) w

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Home Office
Tabled
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
22 Oct 2024
Answer
22 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to enable foreign workers to switch sponsors when their original employer ceases trading, particularly where the individual (a) is actively seeking employment and (b) w

  2. 22 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Links to comprehensive guidance are available to companies wishing to obtain sponsor licences and sponsored workers wanting to switch sponsors on the Gov.uk website at: www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

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