Premium customer service for employers
Guidance about the premium customer service for employers, explaining the benefits, costs, eligibility and how to apply.
This is an introduction to the premium customer service for employers sponsoring foreign workers. It explains the benefits of the scheme, what it costs, who is eligible and how to apply.
Worker and Temporary Worker premium customer service scheme
About the service
The premium customer service offers an enhanced level of support for organisations employing foreign workers.
Each premium customer has their own dedicated account manager who provides tailored advice and support with all their immigration needs.
What the premium customer service does
The premium customer service will provide:
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expert and tailored advice to your business, offering guidance and support with any immigration queries or issues a premium sponsor might have
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a dedicated account manager with the knowledge and contacts to deal with queries relating to a wide range of immigration routes, including but not limited to all aspects of the points based system
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access to a bespoke account management portal, giving you a quick and efficient way to track and monitor your interactions with your account manager
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a number of visa application upgrade slots per year
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unique access to a number of additional services and benefits, including events, workshops and training packages
Read further details on the premium customer service: .
Alternatively if you have any questions about the service please contact the team.
Eligibility
Any Worker or Temporary Worker licensed sponsor can apply to join the service providing they meet the criteria.
They must:
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have no civil penalties from UKVI in the past 3 years and have paid in full any penalties issued before that
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have an A-rating in all tiers of their licence
Apply
Sponsors can apply for the premium customer service using the sponsorship management system (SMS) and selecting ‘Apply for or renew Worker Sponsor Premium customer service’.
More information on SMS can be found in the applications, renewals and services guidance.
Licence renewal applications and Premium Service applications can be processed at the same time. Fees must still be paid for each application.
How applications are processed
Sponsors who meet the eligibility requirements will have their applications approved within 10 working days.
We reserve the right to a request a compliance check is completed prior to accepting your premium application if you have recently acquired your sponsor license.
Cost
The cost of the service is £25,000 per year for medium or large organisations.
Sponsors who qualify as a small or charitable organisation, and have paid the lower license fee, pay £8,000 per year.
Contact
The premium customer service operates between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday (not including bank holidays in England) for subscribers.
You will receive direct contact details for your account manager upon joining, along with access to the bespoke Account Management Portal, a bespoke customer contact portal for premium customers. You will also receive a welcome pack introducing you to your account manager and the services you are eligible to use.
If you are interested in receiving further information about the premium customer service or are interested in joining, then you can contact the team by email T25PremiumService@homeoffice.gov.uk.
Updates to this page
Published 5 February 2014Last updated 10 February 2023 + show all updates
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Minor updates to 'Contact' section and version 1.2 of the Premium customer service principles and guidelines uploaded which includes changes to 'Contacting your Account Manager'.
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Updated content and added "Premium customer service principles and guidelines" document.
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Have made slight amends to the content under the following headings, The premium customer service will provide, Cost, Contact.
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The premium customer service team can be contacted for assistance between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday by email only.
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Updated guidance.
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Updated guidance.
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Guidance updated
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