An update for anyone who needs for reference, The first application of sponsor license was rejected due to it's actually quite complicated and the employer thought they can deal it solo, after that they found a proper solicitor to work with. They spent few weeks to make sure all documents will be ...

asp wrote:Service standard is meant to be 18 weeks. If it has only been 8 weeks you may have a long wait for the licence and first CoS allocation.

Hi asp,

Thanks for the information, may I know that where you got this time frame from?
Unfortunately I couldn't find this on government's website.

Hi, Currently my future employer is applying for a sponsor license, it has been 2 months but still we haven't heard anything from UKVI yet. This makes me a bit nervous as on the website it says most applications can be dealt with in less that 8 weeks. I'm just wondering that if anyone would share ...

You don't qualify (i.e. don't have a qualifying visa) to switch to this route. https://www.gov.uk/tier-5-government-authorised-exchange/switch-to-this-visa HO make the rules and set the requirements you have to meet, not the sponsor. Hi, Thanks for getting back! I think that I'm not going to ...

I'm currently holding Tier 5 YMS working for a company, At the moment we are trying to extend my stay for a short period. We found this scheme called Tier 5 GAE internship and it seems quite suitable for us. I can see there are many organizations are able to help of being a sponsor for a migrant but ...