Question follow-through · 86523
Visas: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken in Certificate of Sponsorship allocations for Skilled Worker visa holders in cases where (a) a compliant sponsor with an A-rated licence ha
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 3 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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- Migrant Workers: Sponsorship · 7 Jan 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken in Certificate of Sponsorship allocations for Skilled Worker visa holders in cases where (a) a compliant sponsor with an A-rated licence ha
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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3 Nov 2025
Answer published
It is the responsibility of individual businesses to monitor the visa expiry dates of their overseas employees and to take appropriate action to ensure continuity of employment.The published service standard for non-complex Undefined Certificate of Sponso...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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