Immigration & Right to Work
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Compliance automation for employers and immigration advisers. Right to work checks, sponsor licence duties, and civil penalty risk assessment, cited from the Immigration Rules and Home Office guidance.
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About this specialist
The Immigration & Right to Work specialist automates compliance workflows for employers, HR teams, and immigration advisers. It indexes the Immigration Rules, Home Office right-to-work guidance, and sponsor licence requirements, then exposes structured tools for RTW checks, sponsor compliance, and civil penalty risk assessment.
Every answer cites the specific Immigration Rule, Home Office guidance section, or statutory provision. Designed for HR professionals managing diverse workforces, immigration solicitors advising on sponsor licences, and compliance teams conducting right-to-work audits.
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Immigration Rules (HC 395) |
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Right to Work Checks: Employer’s Guide |
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Sponsor Licence Guidance |
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Civil Penalty Scheme for Employers |
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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 |
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See it in action
Example queries the Immigration & RTW specialist will handle.
We want to hire a Brazilian national with a Skilled Worker visa expiring in 6 months. What RTW checks do we need?
For a Brazilian national on a Skilled Worker visa, you must conduct a manual right to work check or use the Home Office online checking service. The visa holder should provide their share code for the online check.
With 6 months remaining, you have a valid statutory excuse but must set a follow-up check date before the visa expires. You cannot rely on the initial check once you know the permission is time-limited.
RTW Employer’s Guide, s.3.1 · Immigration Rules, para 245HBWhat’s the maximum civil penalty for employing an illegal worker if we didn’t do any RTW checks?
Without any right to work checks, you have no statutory excuse. The maximum civil penalty is £60,000 per illegal worker for a first breach (increased from £45,000 in February 2024).
For repeat breaches, the penalty rises to £60,000 per worker. Additionally, the Home Office may revoke any sponsor licence and pursue criminal prosecution under s.21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
Civil Penalty Scheme, Table 1 · IAN Act 2006, s.15-25Immigration compliance, automated
RTW checks, sponsor licence compliance, and civil penalty risk assessment, cited from Immigration Rules and Home Office guidance. Built for HR teams and immigration advisers.