Guidance about the priority service for Worker or Temporary Worker employers sponsoring foreign workers. It gives information about the service and how to apply.
Full guidance on how to submit a change of circumstances request on the sponsorship management system (SMS) can be found in the SMS Manual.
Updates to this page
Published 6 November 2016 Last updated 21 November 2024 +show all updates
Section section 3 updated.
Updated guidance to notify sponsors on what they can apply for and that GBM routes (expansion, secondment and service supplier routes) will now not be accepted.
Opening times of the service updated.
Guidance updated to reflect 1 Dec Immigration Rules changes.
Updated information in the 'How to apply' section, including the possible impact of COVID-19 on the service.
Guidance has been updated. The priority change of circumstances service has changed from a telephone service to an email service. The telephone line is no longer in use.