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UK Immigration Fee Increases April 2026: What Sponsors and Workers Need to Know

UK immigration fees rise from 8 April 2026: new Skilled Worker visa costs, sponsor licence fees, Health and Care Visa rates, and what you can't charge workers.

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March 19, 2026

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August 6, 2024

How to apply for a sponsor licence: the 2026 guide

How to apply for a UK sponsor licence in 2026, step by step: eligibility, key personnel, documents, fees, and timelines, with a free document checklist.

Sponsor Licence

August 1, 2024

Certificate of Sponsorship: the employer's guide

What a Certificate of Sponsorship is, how to assign one, defined vs undefined CoS, and what it costs you in 2026. Written for UK sponsors, not applicants.

Immigration

Sponsor Licence

July 29, 2024

Visa fees calculator

Use the free Borderless visa fees calculator to plan UK worker sponsorship: instant cost breakdowns, including ISC and CoS fees, for accurate budgeting.

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Workforce

July 8, 2024

What to Do If Your Sponsor Licence Is Revoked

Your sponsor licence has been revoked: what happens to your sponsored workers, why revocations happen, and what a fresh application has to fix.

Sponsor Licence

April 17, 2024

How long does a sponsor licence take? Timelines and the application journey

How long does a sponsor licence take? Plan for around eight weeks, longer with a compliance visit. The timeline stage by stage, and how to speed it up.

Sponsor Licence

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February 13, 2024

Borderless Wins Key Government Contract to Deliver International Recruitment Platform Across South East UK

Borderless has won a government contract to deliver an international recruitment platform across the South East, helping care providers hire overseas workers.

Recruitment

Compliance

Workforce

Government Updates

September 12, 2023

How much is the sponsor licence fee in the UK in 2026?

Sponsor licence fees in 2026: the licence fee, the CoS fee, and the Immigration Skills Charge, so you can budget the full cost of each sponsored worker.

Sponsor Licence

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August 23, 2023

Skilled Worker visa: what it costs the employer

The full cost of a Skilled Worker visa in 2026, split by who pays what. Employer fees, worker fees, the salary threshold, and how to budget a hire.

Immigration

July 27, 2023

5 Tips For Applying For Health Care Assistant Jobs

Expert tips from Tiggo Care founder Chris Williams on landing a UK healthcare assistant job: check visa sponsorship, sharpen your CV, and ace the interview.

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