Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105678
Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers
Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether recruitment agencies are permitted to sponsor Highly Skilled Worker Visas under current immigration rules.
Answer
Mike TappThe basis on which UK employers holding a Skilled Worker sponsor licence can sponsor skilled workers to come to the UK is set out in the relevant Sponsor Guidance. This can be found on Gov.uk at: Sponsorship: guidance for employers and educators - GOV.UK