What a UK sponsor licence costs an employer in 2026
The Home Office charges £1,682 for a medium or large Worker sponsor licence, £525 per Certificate of Sponsorship and £1,320 a year in skills charge.
The Home Office charges £1,682 for a medium or large Worker sponsor licence, £525 per Certificate of Sponsorship and £1,320 a year in skills charge.
The Home Office sets an hourly floor of GBP 17.13 under Table 1 of Appendix Skilled Occupations and GBP 12.82 under Table 2, each alongside the going rate.
The Home Office fines employers up to £60,000 per illegal worker. A compliant right to work check before the start date is the only statutory excuse.
From 16 June 2026 the Swedish Migration Agency requires a salary of at least SEK 34,470 a month for a work permit, which is 90 percent of the SEK 38,300 median.
Skatteverket issues coordination numbers, requires a monthly individual payroll return, and has applied the economic employer rule since 1 January 2021.
The Swedish Migration Agency grants a seasonal permit for at most nine months in twelve, and its online service takes up to 10 workers in one group application.