Can I keep working during the 60 days?

Your sponsored job has ended, so you cannot carry on working for the old sponsor under that visa. Whether any other work is allowed depends on the conditions on your permission; check your decision letter and take advice before working.

What if I was already applying to extend?

An application that depended on the revoked sponsor will be refused. You will need a certificate from a new licensed sponsor to make a fresh application.

Does the 60-day rule also apply if I resign or am made redundant?

Yes. Whenever sponsored employment ends, the employer must report it within 10 working days and the Home Office usually curtails your permission to 60 days in the same way. Information checked against gov.uk on 19 October 2026.

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My sponsor lost its licence: the 60-day rule

If your employer's sponsor licence is revoked, your sponsorship ends with it. The Home Office then shortens your permission, usually to 60 days, to give you time to find a way to stay. Here is what that period looks like.

What happens

When a licence is revoked the Home Office writes to each sponsored worker to say their permission has been cut short ("curtailed"). The new expiry date is usually 60 days from the date of that letter, or your original expiry date if that comes sooner. The clock runs from the date the Home Office sends the decision, not from your last day at work, and the letter may arrive by email or in your UKVI account.

Your options in the 60 days

Find a new sponsor. A new employer with a licence assigns you a certificate of sponsorship and you apply for a new visa before the deadline. The new job must meet the salary rules. You can check an employer's licence before you accept.
Switch to another route you qualify for, such as a partner visa or Global Talent.
Leave the UK before the new expiry date.

Applying for a new visa before your permission expires keeps you lawfully in the UK while the application is decided.

Suspension is different

If the licence is only suspended, your permission is not cut short. The sponsor is removed from the public register while the Home Office investigates and cannot sponsor anyone new, but existing workers keep their visas. If the investigation ends in revocation, the 60-day letter follows then.

Get advice early

Sixty days goes quickly. Speak to a regulated immigration adviser as soon as you receive the letter; some charities and law centres advise for free. Find a regulated adviser on gov.uk.