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Sponsor Management System

Also called SMS

The Home Office’s online system a licensed sponsor uses to assign certificates of sponsorship and report changes about its workers and itself. Two-step login is being switched on for every sponsor from 3 September 2026.

Read the guide: Sponsor duties guide

A short definition for UK employers, not legal advice. Checked 8 November 2026.

Related terms

  • Authorising Officer

    The senior person responsible for how an organisation uses its sponsor licence, and for the actions of the people who use the Sponsor Management System for it.

  • Certificate of sponsorship

    An electronic record a licensed sponsor assigns through the Sponsor Management System to a worker it wants to sponsor.

  • Level 1 user

    A person who can use a sponsor’s Sponsor Management System account to assign certificates of sponsorship, report changes and manage other users.

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