About Sponsor Licence Cost
The full cost of a UK sponsor licence: Home Office fees, the skills charge, and adviser quotes.
What is on this site
One question, "how much does a sponsor licence cost", answered with a quote form that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Sponsor licence application fee: every Home Office charge in 2026: The sponsor licence application fee is £611 (small sponsors) or £1,682 (medium or large), plus £525 per certificate of sponsorship and the skills charge. Per gov.uk.
- Sponsor licence fee for a small company: the size test that sets it: Small sponsors pay £611 for a licence and £480 a year in skills charge; medium or large pay £1,682 and £1,320. The Companies Act size test decides which you are.
- Sponsor licence processing time: standard, priority and what delays it: Most sponsor licence applications are decided in around 8 weeks; the £750 priority service targets 10 working days. What slows applications and how long a licence lasts.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@sponsorlicencecost.co.uk. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
Sponsor Licence Cost is an independent information and introduction service operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. We are not affiliated with the Home Office or UK Visas and Immigration, and nothing here is legal or immigration advice; immigration advice is regulated, and any adviser we introduce is responsible for their own regulatory status and advice. Home Office fees were verified against gov.uk in August 2026 and can change; check gov.uk before applying. Adviser fee figures are typical 2026 quotes that vary by firm and complexity. We may receive a fee from advisers we introduce; you pay nothing.