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Updated to refer to increased minimum salary and skills thresholds to apply where a certificate of sponsorship is assigned on or after 22 July 2025.
Updated to refer to "Digital Verification Services", reflecting changes in the terminology used in government guidance (previously IDSPs and IDVT).
Updated to reflect changes to government guidance, confirming that sponsors must carry out right to work checks on workers who are not directly employed.
Updated with details of what to do if an employee is unable to prove their right to work due to a technical issue.
Updated to reflect that biometric residence permits have been replaced by eVisas.
Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.
Practical step-by-step advice on how to manage workplace situations relating to recruitment and retention: special categories of worker.