Home Office Audit Specialists, Protecting Your Business, Your Licence: and Your People
From sponsor licence applications to pre-audit compliance reviews and mock audits, Borders & Boundaries is one of the UK's specialist practices in employer immigration compliance.
What is a Home Office Audit?
The Home Office conducts compliance visits, unannounced or scheduled, to businesses that hold a sponsor licence. These audits check whether your business is meeting all its sponsor duties, including:
• Right to Work checks for all employees
• Accurate and up-to-date record keeping for sponsored workers
• Tracking and reporting of sponsored workers' absences and changes
• Ensuring sponsored workers are performing the role stated on their Certificate of Sponsorship
The Stakes Are High: Failure to comply with sponsor duties can result in your licence being downgraded, suspended, or revoked, preventing you from hiring international talent and potentially making current sponsored employees unlawful workers.
Sponsor Licence
Apply for, renew, and manage your skilled worker sponsor licence, including CoS assignments and suspension advice.
Home Office Audits
Pre-audit compliance reviews, mock audits, right to work audits, and post-audit remediation.
HR Immigration Support
Right to work training, immigration policy drafting, and ongoing compliance retainers for your HR team.
Our Employer Services
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A qualified immigration lawyer will handle your consultation.
The Audit Process, What to Expect
Our Recommendation: Do not wait for a Home Office visit. A proactive compliance review costs a fraction of what it costs to remediate after an audit finding, or to challenge a licence revocation.
Home Office Notification
You may receive advance notice or an unannounced visit.
Document Review
Auditors review your HR records, payroll, and sponsored worker files.
Staff Interviews
Your HR team and sometimes sponsored workers may be interviewed.
Findings Report
The Home Office issues a report detailing any concerns.
Action Required
You must respond to any findings within a given timeframe.
Outcome
Your licence status is confirmed, downgraded, or revoked.
Fees
| Fee Type | Amount / Notes |
|---|---|
| Sponsor Licence Application | From £1,500 (excluding Home Office fee of £536 for small sponsors / £1,476 for large) |
| Pre-Audit Compliance Review | From £800 (depending on number of sponsored workers and HR system complexity) |
| Mock Home Office Audit | From £1,200 (includes full written report and action plan) |
| Right to Work Audit | From £600 (based on workforce size) |
| Post-Audit Remediation | Quoted on case complexity, contact us for assessment |
| Ongoing Retainer | From £300/month, tailored to your business needs |
FAQs, Home Office Audits
Can a Home Office audit be unannounced?
Yes. While some visits are scheduled, the Home Office can and does conduct unannounced compliance visits. This is why proactive preparation is essential, you should always be audit-ready.
What happens if we fail a Home Office audit?
Depending on the severity of findings, your licence may be downgraded to B-rating (restricting your ability to assign new CoS), suspended, or revoked. We help businesses respond to findings and mount robust representations against adverse decisions.
How quickly can you help us prepare?
We can mobilise within 48–72 hours for urgent situations. Our initial compliance review identifies the most critical gaps so you can prioritise your response effectively.
Don't Wait for the Home Office to Come to You
Book a confidential compliance review today, and audit-proof your business.
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