How do we protect the Sponsor Licence and ensure compliance?

Our Law Firm can be added as a Level 1 User to Audit the customer, ensuring compliance with Immigration Law, and in other jurisdictions, our Immigration Lawyers will provide a Managed Service for all work permit questions and processing.

How long does it take to get a worker in the country?

It can depend on the destination country, whether ‘Priority Service’ has been paid for, whether an interview at an Embassy is required and the country of origin of the candidates. Varying regional Immigration laws means varying times for approval. In terms of interviewing and shortlisting, we can do this quickly as the candidates are pre-vetted on our ATS.

How do you ensure swift payment process for applications?

Traditional banks will shut down multiple payments to Immigration payment platforms due to bulk same value payments. We provide a ring-fenced account to make Work Permit Payments, this is a far quicker process and our bank can provide an export file for accounting purposes.

Who provides accommodation?

The Employer to start with when they land. The Employer will usually be required to provide a deposit, this can also be done in the candidates name and deducted in some regions. Candidates are usually then free after the first month to find their own accommodation depending on circumstances.

What aftercare is provided?

We have a Welcome Pack, which provides candidates with all the required information they need to live in their destination country. Costs, culture, things to do, new phones sims, setting up UK banks and mobile apps to ensure they can apply money saving accounts and reward collections to their new country

Advertising jobs in the Destination Country?

This is law in some countries, we would also consider this best practice to ensure local talent has had the chance to apply for work. Our Immigration Lawyers will advise on regional requirements.

How can you guarantee that skilled blue-collar candidates can work to Regional Standards?

The majority of our candidates will already be working to ASME standards which are similar across the world. The processes are the same, the values and metrics slightly different, it doesn’t take long to get up to speed. Clear communication of client specifications during onboarding is sufficient. Where candidates are required to be coded, our oil and gas workers are coded to American Standards, they would require BS standards for the UK.

Can we fix costs for a defined period of time?

This will be confirmed in quotations. Changes to Immigration Rules and Processes may adjust prices up or down. Immigration Costs issued by each region are fixed and non-negotiable.

Who arranges the flights or Transport?

JBG offer this, with route checks to avoid foreign visa requirements for connections.

Who Pays for the Competency Trade Assessments (Tests), materials, consumables, accommodation and flights?

We arrange for the quote from our Caribbean partner for all costs in one package. These are payable by the employer.

When do Interviews take place?

Typically from 1pm daily on Zoom or Teams. This would be 6am in our sourcing countries.

Who arranges for the Airport Pickup and transfer?

The Employer will.

If additional training is required how is this arranged and paid for?

We can help provide training in their home countries, there are limitations as to what can be provided. CITB for instance do not allow testing outside of the Home Nations at the moment.

Costs of additional training would be picked up by the employer.

What is included in JBG’s price?

Sourcing, 2 stage vetting including Management interview, regulated work permit processing, applications, creating and assigning of DCOS (UK), arranging of trade tests (where applicable), Biometrics booking and communication, flight booking and onboarding (including bank account setup) when they land in their destination country.

What Competencies can you test for abroad?

We can run welder, pipefitter, fabricator (plater), scaffolding, rigging, blasting and painting testing abroad. Additionally, we have the only supply of exotic electrodes used in the UK for welds in the Nuclear Industry in the Caribbean.