UK work visa, Feb. 29 -- In a major relief to expats in the UK and employers alike, the Home Office recently announced that they would soon abolish the need to renew sponsor licenses every four years. This will significantly make things easier for employers in the country, who had to deal with unnecessary paperwork and pay hefty fees to retain workers.

According to the UK Visas and Immigration information on gov.uk, the UK sponsor licence was a must for people who want to employ someone from outside the UK, including citizens of EU member countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland who arrived in the UK after December 31, 2020. Education providers, too, needed a sponsor licence to get overseas students and faculty into the ...