UK introduces significant changes to its Sponsor Management System

The UK Home Office has recently published updated sponsor guidance and introduced significant changes to the Sponsor Management System (SMS) that will affect all UK sponsor license holders. The updates focus on strengthening sponsor license security, increasing oversight of SMS users and enhancing compliance obligations for employers. Key changes include the phased introduction of mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for SMS users, the withdrawal of the level two user role and greater scrutiny of inactive SMS accounts. 

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