Visa & Immigration Sponsor Licence Compliance: A refresher

Name: Visa & Immigration Sponsor Licence Compliance: A refresher
Start: 2024-09-16T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-09-16T11:00:00+01:00
Location: Virtual – Zoom

September 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Date: September 16, 2024
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Cost: BSA Full Member – £90, BSA Additional Full Member – £45, BSA Affiliate Member – £120, BSA Additional Affiliate Member – £40, Non-member – £180
Audience: All those currently holding or aspiring to boarding leadership positions, Admissions department, International Student Liaison Officers, Sponsor Licence Key Personnel, Senior Leadership Team and Boarding / Pastoral staff
Platform: Zoom (online) – Webinar

Course outline:

Do you understand your school’s duties as an international student sponsor? Compliance with sponsor licence duties is a school-wide responsibility which goes far beyond the Child Student Visa application itself. Ensuring staff members understand what it means to be a UKVI sponsor, and the wider risks and consequences of non-compliance, is essential. Whether you are new to international student sponsorship, or whether you are looking to refresh your knowledge, this session will provide the overview you need to ensure ongoing compliance.

Training topics will include:

What it means to be a UKVI sponsor
Managing CAS allocations and your BCA
Monitoring, Reporting and Record-keeping
Tips on how to pass your next UKVI inspection.

Learning outcomes:

Understanding of the roles and responsibilities of being a UKVI sponsor.
Confidence in your existing knowledge or gaining a broad overview with which to build your understanding.
Appreciation of the risks and why UKVI compliance is so important.
Practical solutions for assessing adapting your compliance record-keeping.

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Speaker:

Kate Hollyer, Executive Director, Legal & Public Affairs & Partner, BSA Legal Services Ltd

Kate is Legal Director of BSA Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. As a qualified solicitor with more than 10 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.