BSA Legal – Sponsor Compliance Workshop

23 April 2025 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm

Date: April 23, 2025
Time: 09:30 – 13:00
Cost: BSA Full Member – £165, BSA Affiliate Member – £210 , Non-member – £330
Audience: Senior Leadership, Finance, Admissions, Compliance, Sponsor Licence Key Personnel, International Student Liaison Officers, Boarding / Pastoral staff
Platform: Zoom (online) – Half-Day Workshop

UKVI Sponsor Compliance Management Online Workshop *limited availability*

Understanding your school’s responsibilities as an international student sponsor is crucial. Compliance with sponsor licence duties extends beyond issuing CAS and the grant of visa; duties continue throughout the lifespan of the licence itself. Regardless of your level of experience in sponsoring international students, this session equips you with the necessary information to uphold continuous compliance.

Take part in this interactive online workshop, designed for staff responsible for daily sponsor compliance management. Stay updated on student sponsor compliance changes and ensure your processes align with UKVI requirements, boosting confidence in your school’s compliance practices.

*Places are strictly limited to allow for collaborative case study sessions*

This half-day session covers the following:

What it means to be a UKVI sponsor
Recruitment processes and due diligence
Managing CAS allocations and your BCA
Sponsor compliance best practice
Monitoring, Reporting and Record-keeping
Safeguarding risks and care arrangements
Alternate immigration routes
Case Studies (Break-out rooms)
Q&A session
Includes CPD certificate

Key takeaways:

Practical tips for Student sponsor best practice.
Ability to lessen the burden of UKVI compliance alongside peers.
Experience in navigating common and complex scenarios.
Awareness of the risk-exposure for schools recruiting internationally.
Best practices for record-keeping and Appendix D compliance.
Understanding of monitoring and tracking immigration status requirements.
Monitoring arrangements for leave-outs/exeats/end of term.
Awareness of SMS reporting requirements.

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Speaker: Kate Hollyer, Legal and Public Affairs Director

Kate is Legal Director of BSA Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. As a qualified solicitor with more than 12 years’ experience advising clients on UK immigration law, Kate assists members with all immigration and safeguarding legal matters. Prior to joining BSA in 2022 Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading full-service UK law firm. Having resided in state, preparatory and senior school boarding houses since 2014 with her Housemaster husband, Kate has a unique perspective of boarding life.