When confirming a candidate's employment on the Borderless platform, you'll be asked to enter an Employment Start Date. It's important to enter the correct date, as this is used for compliance and record-keeping.
🆕 If This Is a New Sponsorship
Enter the employee’s actual start date of employment under the new CoS.
This is usually the date they physically started working for you under Skilled Worker sponsorship. Use this even if there was:
A delay between CoS issue and arrival in the UK
A gap for visa processing or travel
🔄 If This Is a Renewal / Extension
If the worker is already sponsored by you and is extending their Skilled Worker visa:
Enter the new sponsorship start date, meaning:
The date the new visa period begins under the renewed CoS.
This ensures records reflect the correct sponsorship period.
📌 Important
Always use the date that reflects the start of the relevant Skilled Worker sponsorship period.
Do not use historic employment dates that fall outside the current sponsorship being recorded
Example:
A candidate has worked for you under a Graduate Visa since January.
They switched to a Skilled Worker Visa under your sponsorship, starting June 10.
The date you should enter is June 10 – the start of sponsorship, not the original employment date.