2026 Immigration & Sponsorship Predictions
As the UK immigration system continues to evolve, sponsors face growing complexity, higher compliance expectations and increased enforcement activity. Decisions made in 2025 will have a direct impact on an organisation’s ability to hire, retain and remain compliant in 2026.
In this Borderless Briefings session, Borderless Co-Founder & CEO Matthew Bond and Lead Immigration Advisor Lul Salah share their predictions for the year ahead — drawing on policy trends, enforcement signals and real-world sponsor challenges.
What you’ll learn
By the end of the session, you’ll understand:
- How UK immigration and sponsorship may change in 2026
- Where compliance and enforcement risks are increasing
- What sponsors should be doing now to stay audit-ready
- How to future-proof your sponsorship strategy
Meet the speakers
Lul Salah
Lead Immigration Advisor
Matthew Bond
CEO & Co-Founder
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Borderless has enabled us to focus on our core business and hire high-quality team members through a streamlined sponsorship process. The user-friendly platform allows us to track everything effortlessly, eliminating paperwork.
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The obvious benefits are time savings and better management of finances. Before, if someone resigned we had to use agency to fill the gap because candidates wouldn’t arrive for months.
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The whole process is hassle free and very light from my perspective. I love the transparency & control I now have
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With Borderless, we streamlined our recruitment and immigration processes, saving time and money while eliminating the need for third party lawyers.
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