What One Sponsored Care Worker Really Costs Over 5 Years

Do you know what one sponsored care worker actually costs you over a full five-year visa? Most providers pay the fees as they arrive and never see the whole number. In this 45-minute session, Borderless and Marele Accountancy put it on one line: £2,925 for a small sponsor, and how to build a budget that survives the next rule change. Since 22 July 2025, the overseas care route is closed to new applicants, with in-country switching running only until 22 July 2028. The sponsored workers you have are the workforce you keep, so the finances of keeping them right have never mattered more. William Murch (Borderless) and Oana Marele (Marele Accountancy) walk the true cost line by line, the risks that move mid-forecast, and how to make your accounts prove it all to the Home Office and HMRC. What you'll learn: The true cost of one sponsored worker, line by line: the £525 Certificate of Sponsorship and the Immigration Skills Charge that scales with sponsor size How to tell whether you're a small sponsor, and why getting it wrong puts your forecast out by £4,200 per worker over five years The four budgeting mistakes we see most, including the clawback clause that costs licences, not just money What comes back and what's gone for good when a sponsored worker leaves early How visa sponsorship affects your profitability and cash flow, from Marele's side of the accounts TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome and housekeeping 02:00 Meet your speakers: Borderless and Marele Accountancy 05:00 The plan for the next 45 minutes 07:18 How much of the sector this touches: 1 in 3 care workers 08:45 The true cost, line by line: CoS, visa fees, the ISC 10:00 The Immigration Skills Charge: the one cost that scales 18:30 Where the maths goes wrong: the four mistakes we see most 19:25 Over to Oana: sponsorship, profitability and cash flow 41:00 Q&A RESOURCES MENTIONED The Borderless calculators : https://www.getborderless.co.uk/calcu... See how Borderless tracks compliance (demo) : https://www.getborderless.co.uk/demo If this helped, subscribe for more plain-English sessions on sponsorship and compliance for care providers. Got a question we didn't reach on the day? Leave it in the comments. And if you know a provider still paying the fees as they come, share this with them. Website: getborderless.co.uk LinkedIn:   / get-borderless   Book a demo: getborderless.co.uk/demo Marele Accountancy: https://mareleaccountancy.co.uk/ DISCLAIMER This webinar is for general information only and is not legal, immigration or financial advice. The cost figures for individual providers are hypothetical illustrations built on 2026 fee rates. Always check current guidance and take advice specific to your organisation before acting. #SponsorLicence #SocialCare #ImmigrationCompliance #CareSector #SponsoredWorkers