Worker visas / Keeping your sponsored workers
Every visa extension, started early and filed on time
When a sponsored worker’s visa is due to end, Borderless flags it months ahead, helps you assign the new Certificate of Sponsorship and gathers the documents, so the extension goes in well inside the deadline. An IAA-regulated immigration adviser reviews every application before it’s submitted.
Keeping your people · next 12 months
Northgate Group
142 sponsored workers across 6 sites
11
visas ending
8
extensions started
0
overdue
Kofi Asante · Extension
London · visa ends 14 Feb 2027
With adviser
Change of work location
Glasgow · day 6 of 10 working days
Draft report
Right to work follow-up
Due 18 Nov · owner Priya S.
Book check
139 more workers
Nothing due in the next six months
Lul S., your immigration adviser, reviews anything that goes to the Home Office
Halo · Kofi A.
Extension documents checked, 1 payslip requested
Lul S. · Adviser
Location change report reviewed and ready for you
Reminder · 18 Nov
Right to work follow-up booked with Priya S.
Iris AI agent
Helps prepare it
Your adviser
Reviews it
You
Approve it
Sponsors keeping their people with Borderless
Extensions that start months before the deadline
Flagged months ahead
Every visa end date is tracked, and each extension is opened early with an owner on your team.
The file is checked
Salary, role and occupation code are checked against the current rules, and missing documents are requested.
Your adviser reviews it
An IAA-regulated immigration adviser reviews the certificate and the application before anything is submitted.
You approve, and the record updates
Nothing goes to the Home Office without your approval, and every step is logged.
Flag
Check
Review
Approve
Flagged months ahead
Every visa end date tracked, with an owner
Kofi Asante · Extension
London · visa ends 14 Feb 2027
Opened
Owner: Priya S.
Extension opened 128 days ahead
Assigned
Documents requested
Payslips, contract, current visa
2 of 3 in
Checking the extension
Against the role and the current rules
Checking the file
Salary against current rules
Meets
Occupation code · same role
Matches
Visa end date · 14 Feb 2027
Confirmed
Payslip · September
Missing
1 document to chase
Request sent to Kofi and payroll
Sent
Your adviser reviews it
An IAA-regulated immigration adviser checks it first
Certificate reviewed by Lul S.
Immigration adviser · IAA regulated
Reviewed
Payslip received
File complete
Added
1 change suggested
Job description updated to match
Accepted
You approve, and the record updates
Nothing is submitted until you say so
Extension submitted
Kofi Asante · Skilled Worker
With the Home Office
Logged to your audit trail
Every step, with who did it and when
Ready to submit once you approve.
Approve
Everything after the first visa
Most of the work of sponsorship happens after someone starts. These are the moments that decide whether they can stay with you.
Extensions
Visa extensions, started early
Every end date is tracked, and each extension opens months ahead, so there’s time to assign a new certificate and gather the documents.
Right to work
Follow-up checks, scheduled
Workers with time-limited permission need repeat right to work checks. Each one is booked before it falls due, and the evidence is saved to the record.
Change of role
Promotions and new jobs
A move to a different occupation code means the worker must update their visa. Smaller changes to the job are reported instead. We tell you which applies.
Guidance today
Settlement (ILR)
Our advisers can give guidance on settlement, such as when a worker may qualify. We don’t handle ILR applications yet, so register interest to hear when we do.
50
%
less admin time spent on sponsorship at GoodOaks Homecare
GoodOaks Homecare · Homecare franchise
“Having Borderless handle the compliance side gave us peace of mind.”
Where next
The rest of the sponsorship cycle
Keeping people is one part of sponsorship. These pages cover what comes before it, what protects it, and what we’re adding next.
Settlement and other routes
Not live yet. Tell us what you need and we’ll let you know first.
Register interest →
Sponsor compliance
Every worker’s file checked against Appendix D, with a live health score.
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CoS requests
New certificates for extensions and new hires, checked before they’re assigned.
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Questions we’re often asked
When does a sponsored worker need to extend?
Before their current visa ends. You assign a new Certificate of Sponsorship and they apply to extend, as long as the job, occupation code and employer stay the same. Borderless flags every end date months ahead, so there’s time to do it properly.
Which changes do we have to report, and how quickly?
Changes about a worker, such as a lower salary, a new work location, a significant change to the job, or an absence beyond the allowed limits, must be reported within 10 working days. Changes to your organisation have 20 working days. Your adviser reviews each report before it goes in.
Can we hire someone who’s sponsored by another employer?
Yes. You assign them a new Certificate of Sponsorship and they apply to update their visa. They can keep working in their current job while it’s considered, but shouldn’t start with you until their new permission is confirmed.
Do you help with settlement (ILR)?
Our advisers can give guidance on settlement, such as when a worker may qualify. We don’t handle ILR applications yet. Register interest and we’ll tell you when we do.
Keep the people you’ve sponsored
Book a tour of the platform, from extensions and reportable changes to right to work follow-ups, with time for your questions.