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Information for Recruitment Agencies

Many Recruitment Agencies now find that in order to satisfy client requirements they have to look to high level candidates with cutting edge skills from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If you’re a Recruitment Agency and you want to be able to deal with non EEA candidates with niche skills such as SAP, Oracle Applications, Sarbanes-Oxley etc you need to understand what work can and cannot be undertaken on a UK work visa. You also need to know what options exist for a client that is interested in recruiting a non EEA national. We work with OISC registered professionals to help you through these minefields.

Commonwealth Contractors may be able to help you if you want to

Help a client to sponsor a potential employee on a UK work permit
Outsource a project to a 3rd party supplier (who may where required provide work permit sponsorship)
Find out more about other UK Work Visas (Tier 1 (HSMP), Ancestry, Working Holiday Visa, Student Visa etc)

To find out more call Commonwealth Contractors now on 0800 294 4388 or Submit your details and we’ll get right back to you!

Recruitment Agencies Sponsoring Work Permits

If you’re a Recruitment Agency you may be disappointed to find out that you’re not allowed to sponsor a work permit to employ a temporary worker placed on a client site. The Border and Immigration Agency (the arm of the Home Office that deals with work permit applications) will not approve a work permit where the employment is for the supply of personnel. You therefore have three options:

Help the Client to provide work permit sponsorship
Outsource the work in the form of a Managed Project to a Consultancy
Consider an alternative work visa such as a Tier 1 (HSMP) (or an alternative candidate from the EU – the rules are designed to make it a bit of a hassle to use non-EU nationals, so you choose an EU option first if one is available)

Helping a Client Sponsor a Work Permit

If your client wishes to recruit a highly skilled non EEA worker on a permanent basis they will have to undertake a work permit application (if the candidate does not qualify for an alternative work visa). It is highly recommended that a suitable OISC registered immigration firm is used to take care of the application as rejections can be both time consuming and costly. At Commonwealth Contractors we work with OISC registered immigration specialists that can help ensure work permit applications succeed. To find out more call Commonwealth Contractors now on 0800 294 4388 or submit your details and we will get right back to you!

Outsourcing a Managed Project to a Consultancy

Many clients find they need to undertake projects that require cutting edge skills for a limited period of time. The problem is that certain high level niche skills are difficult to find in the EEA so more and more clients are turning to non EEA workers. Where a worker does not qualify for a Tier 1 (HSMP), Ancestry Visa, Working Holiday Visa etc the client has two options. They can decide to take on the worker on a permanent basis and make a work permit application or outsource the project to suitable consultancy. At Commonwealth Contractors we work with a number of Consultancies that regularly take on Managed Projects. In order to continually satisfy client requirements they recruit internationally and are prepared where appropriate to provide work permit sponsorship. To find out more call Commonwealth Contractors now on 0800 294 4388 or submit your details and we will get right back to you.

Finding out more about a UK Work Visa

If you’re unsure about what work a candidate can undertake on a UK work visa and require assistance feel free to call Commonwealth Contractors to discuss work visa solutions.

To find out more about Work Permits and other UK Work Visas call now on 0800 294 4388 or submit your details and OISC registered immigration professionals will get right back to you.

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