Your licence is
under more scrutiny
than you realise.
Net migration fell from 980,000 to under 200,000 in two years. That did not happen because fewer people applied. The Home Office tightened its grip on sponsors — and many licences did not survive. We manage your compliance so yours does.
Not sure where you stand? Our free five-minute questionnaire gives you an instant compliance RAG across all five Home Office testing areas. No obligation. No sales call.
Start free check →Most sponsors are not non-compliant by intent.
They are non-compliant because no one told them what the Home Office expects on a day-to-day basis — as opposed to what they were told when the licence was granted.
Right-to-work checks that are never repeated
The online Home Office check must be conducted before employment starts — and the reference number and date kept on file. Many sponsors check once and assume that is enough.
The reporting window most sponsors miss
If a sponsored worker's role changes, their salary changes, or they leave before their CoS end date, you have 10 working days to report it to the Home Office. Most do not know this.
Compliance visits happen without warning
The Home Office can visit your premises at any point and ask to see your records immediately. If your documentation is not in order on the day, the paperwork loses — regardless of your intentions.
RFIs designed to find gaps, not understand context
Requests for Further Information from the Home Office are structured to identify weaknesses in your evidence. In our experience they are systematic, persistent, and very possibly AI-generated. The response has to be equally precise.
How we work with you
We manage your compliance position on an ongoing basis. You receive a monthly overview of exactly where you stand, what needs doing, and when. You do not need to understand the UKVI guidance — that is what we are for.
Compliance diagnostic
A five-minute questionnaire that produces an instant RAG status across all five Home Office compliance areas. No obligation. No account required. You will know exactly where your risks are before we have spoken.
- Instant results across all five UKVI testing areas
- No data stored, no follow-up unless you want it
- Takes five minutes
Compliance audit
We review your current compliance position across all five areas, assess your documentation against what the Home Office expects to find, and deliver a written report with a prioritised action list. A clear picture of where you are and what to do next.
- Full review of Worker Register against CoS records
- Right-to-work check documentation assessment
- RAG report by compliance area with specific actions
- Document expiry timeline for the next 12 months
Monthly managed compliance
We maintain your compliance records, complete the monthly checklist, and deliver a branded one-page overview each month. You receive a clear summary of your position, any actions required, and document expiry alerts — without touching a spreadsheet yourself.
- Monthly overview report — RAG by area, actions, expiry alerts
- Home Office reporting duty monitoring and notifications
- CoS and right-to-work check guidance as needed
- First call when anything changes or a compliance issue arises
- RFI response support (see add-ons below)
1–3 workers
Worker-based pricing
Monthly managed compliance is priced by sponsored worker count. 1–3 workers: £450/month. 4–8 workers: £650/month. 9 or more: £850/month.
Add-ons
RFI response preparation: £1,500–2,500 per response. CoS application support: £500–750 per application. Emergency compliance support: £350/day.
No long contracts
Monthly rolling arrangement with 30 days' notice. We earn your continued business each month by making your compliance position demonstrably better.
What you receive each month
A single, clear document. Not a spreadsheet, not a folder of guidance documents — a one-page overview of exactly where you stand and what needs doing before next month.
Overall compliance status
A single RAG badge for your licence, plus status per compliance area — so you can see at a glance whether you are compliant or whether something needs attention.
Five-area review
Immigration status checks, contact details, record keeping, migrant tracking, and general sponsor duties — assessed and commented on each month.
Document expiry alerts
Passport and visa expiry dates for all sponsored workers, with a countdown and colour coding. Red flags appear at 60 days. Amber at 120.
Prioritised actions
A clear list of what needs doing this month, in priority order, with an owner and a deadline. High, medium, or low — nothing ambiguous.
Adviser notes
Our commentary on anything that does not fit neatly into a checklist — pending Home Office communications, upcoming renewals, guidance changes that affect you.
Your records, your data
We hold your compliance data securely under a data processing agreement. You can request the full underlying records at any time.
How it works
Four steps from first contact to a compliance position you can rely on.
Free diagnostic
Complete the five-minute questionnaire. We review your results and contact you to discuss what we found.
Initial audit
We review your current position in detail and deliver a written report. Fixed fee, no commitment to ongoing work.
Monthly service begins
We set up your compliance record, populate your worker data, and start managing your position. You supply information; we do the rest.
Monthly overview
You receive your report on a fixed date each month. Review it, act on the actions, and reply to us with any updates. That is the process.
Why The Bureau
Operational experience, not theory
We have worked with businesses responding to Home Office compliance visits and Requests for Further Information in real time, under pressure. We know what the Home Office looks for because we have seen what it finds.
Plain language, not jargon
Our reports are written to be read by a business owner, not a compliance officer. If something needs doing, you will know what it is, why it matters, and what happens if it does not get done.
No conflict of interest
We are not an immigration law firm. We do not benefit from visa applications or legal proceedings. Our interest is in keeping your licence clean so you never need either.
Governance as a discipline
The Bureau exists to reduce cognitive load for business owners in complex regulatory environments. Sponsor licence compliance is one application of that. The methodology is the same.
Structured for delegation
Our process is documented, consistent, and auditable. If you have staff who could assist with data collection, we can structure the engagement to include them — without the compliance risk sitting with them.
Data protection compliant
We operate under a formal data processing agreement, hold your worker data securely, and can provide a full data audit on request. We take the obligation seriously.
Find out where you stand.
In five minutes, free.
Our compliance questionnaire covers all five areas the Home Office tests. You will see your gaps before anyone else does — and you can decide what to do about them.