Before you can terminate an employee’s Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, there are several important steps you must follow to remain compliant with Home Office requirements.
1️⃣ Report the Change of Circumstance
You must first report the termination as a change of circumstance so our immigration team can notify the Home Office.
📌 Follow this guide: How to Report a Change of Circumstance on the Platform
💡 New: when you mark a sponsored worker as a leaver, Borderless now flags the change automatically and prompts you to report it there and then, with the details pre-filled. If you have not already reported the change, you can do it straight from that prompt. The flagged change appears in Halo under Changes to report with its 10 working day deadline. See What's new: Halo and tracked changes to report.
2️⃣ Terminate the Sponsorship in Borderless
Once the change of circumstance has been submitted, you can proceed with terminating the sponsorship by:
Go to the Individuals tab.
Select the individual's profile
Click "Actions"
Click "Mark as Leaver".
Fill in the details and submit.
💰 Partial Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) Refund
If sponsorship ends earlier than the CoS start/end date:
A partial refund of the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) may apply.
This refund is automatically triggered when you terminate sponsorship in Borderless.
The refund will be sent to the account that originally paid the ISC.
📌 Example: If Borderless assigned the CoS, we will receive the refund from the Home Office and then pass it on to you. It can take up to 6 months for the Home Office to process ISC refunds.
⚠️ Important Notes
You must report the change of circumstance. If you have not done this before marking the employee as a leaver, Borderless will prompt you to report it at that point.
The employee will no longer be allowed to work in the UK once sponsorship is terminated, unless they obtain a new visa or sponsorship.
Failure to follow the correct process may result in Home Office compliance issues.