General information, not a personal recommendation
Use these guides to understand published UK immigration requirements and questions to check. Confirm the current rule on GOV.UK and obtain regulated advice for your own circumstances.
Plain-English starting point
What the published framework generally means
Sponsors need systems to monitor attendance and report specified problems to UKVI within the applicable timeframe.
Build the facts
Check these points now
- Expected and actual start date
- Attempts to contact the worker
- Reason for non-attendance
- Relevant SMS reporting duty and deadline
Avoid assumptions
Watch for these risks
- No written attendance record
- HR and sponsor teams acting separately
- Late report while waiting indefinitely
- Reporting inaccurate dates
Official starting points
Read the current source
Personal circumstances?
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Eligibility assessments, evidence reviews, application preparation and representation should be handled by a suitably regulated professional.