Agentic UK Skilled Worker sponsor licence application pack, Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) assignment compliance checklist, and Home Office audit-readiness report service for small employers (1–50 staff) sponsoring non-UK workers under the points-based immigration system. Replaces the immigration solicitor who charges £2,000–£5,000 to prepare the sponsor licence application, draft the HR systems evidence bundle, and produce the CoS assignment record — a process where licence revocation leaves the employer unable to retain any sponsored worker and exposes them to civil penalties.
Why now
Justified by the April 2024 salary threshold increases for Skilled Worker visas (minimum rose from £26,200 to £38,700) forcing thousands of sponsors to re-audit existing sponsored workers (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list) and the Home Office's increased compliance visit programme announced in 2024.
Source signals
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
Commercial value
UK issued 300,000+ Skilled Worker visas in 2023; most sponsors are SMEs who paid £2,000–£5,000 to immigration solicitors per application. Ongoing CoS compliance (salary thresholds rose April 2024) creates recurring need. Subscription at £399–£799/mo replaces a named solicitor budget line. TAM: ~100,000 active UK sponsor licence holders, majority SMEs.
Go-to-market
Target HR managers and directors at UK SMEs via LinkedIn Sales Navigator (filter: company size 10–50, UK, industries with high sponsorship — tech, healthcare, hospitality). Offer a free 'sponsor licence health check' (10-question form → instant risk report). Price: £499/mo subscription or £1,200 one-off application pack. First 10 via direct LinkedIn outreach to HR roles at known sponsors.
2-week MVP
A structured intake form collects the 8 mandatory HR systems evidence items the Home Office requires. LLM generates a gap analysis memo identifying missing evidence, a draft sponsor licence application covering letter, and a CoS salary compliance check against the April 2024 thresholds. Delivered as a Word-editable pack by email within 4 hours. No portal submission, no document storage, no ongoing monitoring. Day-1 outcome: HR manager has a complete evidence bundle they can submit to the Home Office today, replacing a £2,500 solicitor engagement.
Agent score
0.63 — Commercial score high — £2,000–£5,000 solicitor fee is a well-documented named budget line, ACV easily £500+/mo, and the April 2024 threshold change created an immediate re-compliance event for existing sponsors. Speed slightly lower than other ideas because the intake form needs careful mapping to Home Office evidence requirements (adds ~3 days of research), but still shippable solo in 2 weeks. Defensibility modest — rises if the product accumulates Home Office compliance visit outcomes and builds a proprietary checklist database.
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