BSA Legal – Sponsor Compliance Workshop

🏷️ £165-330
🎧 Senior Leadership, Finance, Admissions, Compliance, Sponsor Licence Key Personnel, International Student Liaison Officers, Boarding / Pastoral staff
📍 Online

UKVI Sponsor Compliance Management Online Workshop *limited availability*

Understanding your school’s responsibilities as an international student sponsor is crucial. Compliance with sponsor licence duties extends beyond issuing CAS and the grant of visa; duties continue throughout the lifespan of the licence itself.  Regardless of your level of experience in sponsoring international students, this session equips you with the necessary information to uphold continuous compliance.

Take part in this interactive online workshop, designed for staff responsible for daily sponsor compliance management. Stay updated on student sponsor compliance changes and ensure your processes align with UKVI requirements, boosting confidence in your school’s compliance practices.

*Places are strictly limited to allow for collaborative case study sessions*

This half-day session covers the following:

• What it means to be a UKVI sponsor
• Recruitment processes and due diligence
• Managing CAS allocations and your BCA
• Sponsor compliance best practice
• Monitoring, Reporting and Record-keeping
• Safeguarding risks and care arrangements
• Alternate immigration routes
• Case Studies (Break-out rooms)
• Q&A session
• Includes CPD certificate

Key takeaways:

• Practical tips for Student sponsor best practice.
• Ability to lessen the burden of UKVI compliance alongside peers.
• Experience in navigating common and complex scenarios.
• Awareness of the risk-exposure for schools recruiting internationally.
• Best practices for record-keeping.
• Understanding of monitoring and tracking immigration status requirements.
• Monitoring arrangements for leave-outs/exeats/end of term.
• Awareness of SMS reporting requirements.
• Understanding updated requirements for educational guardians and student living arrangements.

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Speaker:

Kate Hollyer, Executive Director (Legal), BSA Group and Director, BSA Legal Services Ltd

Kate is a qualified solicitor with over 14 years’ experience in UK immigration law, she supports members with all immigration matters. Before joining BSA in 2022, Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading UK law firm. Having lived in boarding houses since 2014 with her Housemaster husband, Kate brings a unique insight into boarding life.