Q&As
Can Key Personnel roles be filled by an employee, a director or a partner within either the main organisation applying for the licence or a linked entity that is being included in the licence application as a branch? The guidance refers to the key personnel being from 'your organisation' but doesn't define the term but paragraph L4.69 of your Sponsor Guidance Part 1 states ‘[t]he contact address given for each of your Key Personnel must be either your main business address or that of any branch or head office you are including in, or have subsequently added to, your licence’
Published on: 17 February 2025
Key Personnel roles must normally be a paid staff holder or office holder from within the sponsor 'organisation'. At least one Level 1 User must be an employee, a director or a partner within the organisation. There are some exceptions, as listed in the Home Office's Sponsor Guidance. The 'organisation' is a term not defined by the Home Office Guidance.
Workers and Temporary Workers - guidance for sponsors part 1: apply for a licence (accessible)—at section L5
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