Employer and worker tool · charges

Check sponsorship cost recovery.

Identify charges that official guidance says the sponsor must pay, and flag other deductions for proper review.

Select a cost an employer is considering charging to or deducting from a sponsored worker. This is a guidance prompt, not a legal decision about an individual arrangement.

Sponsor licence application feeThe sponsor licence application fee is an employer cost. Do not pass this application cost to a sponsored worker.Certificate of Sponsorship feeThe sponsor must pay the CoS fee. Sponsor guidance says a licence can be revoked if the sponsor asks the worker to pay it.Immigration Skills ChargeThe sponsor is responsible for paying the ISC. Do not pass it to the sponsored worker.Other recruitment, legal, relocation or admin costsThis checker cannot decide whether another charge is lawful. Any payment to the sponsor or a related organisation may affect salary calculations; obtain qualified advice before deducting or recovering costs.

CoS sponsor guidance ↗ISC guidance ↗Salary calculation rules ↗