The care’s sector sponsorship platform
Future proof your care workforce
With overseas recruitment playing an essential part of your overall workforce strategy, it’s more important than ever to ensure your organisation can benefit from sponsorship.
Home Office compliance
Obtain your sponsor licence
Adam Hutchinson
Managing Director
Streamlined immigration processing
Find qualified care staff
Christian Airey
Business Director
Deeply connected to the care sector
Why Borderless
Some Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! All UK organisations in good standing are eligible to apply for a sponsor licence. As a care provider since March 2024, you’need to show proof of registration with the Care Quality Commission in order to obtain your sponsor licence. We’ll guide you through all the required documents you need when you apply for your sponsor licence through Borderless.
Many roles are eligible for sponsorship (see the full list here) but some of the most common are 6135 & 6136 (Care Workers and Senior Care Workers) and various nursing roles.
The minimum earnings vary by role, but as of July 2024, the minimum earnings for a Care Worker are £11.90 / hour and £23,200 per year.
If you had a Health and Care worker visa prior to March 2024, then any overseas dependents are eligible to apply under your visa. Unfortunately after March 2024, the government made a change to the immigration system which means that Care Workers and Senior Care Workers applying from overseas (or switching to this visa from another within the UK) are not eligible to have dependents apply with them.
Unfortunately due to factors like the lack of regulatory process, limited government oversight and a complicated processes, over the last 2 years there has been a large increase in migrant care worker exploitation. This has resulted in a large increase in modern slavery cases reported across the UK.
At Borderless, we champion the rights of individuals and stand against all forms of unethical and exploitative behaviour. Check out our blog posts to learn more about our work to reduce exploitation and improve transparency within the care sector.
Unfortunately due to rising cases of abuse across the care sector, the Home Office has significantly increased the compliance burden for care providers, via more penalties and sponsor licence suspensions / revocations. It’s more important than ever to ensure watertight Home Office compliance - read more about how Borderless gives you this peace of mind.