Can Sponsor ask Employees to bear visa costs?

[jhabak]

Can a sponsor ask employees to pay the Tier 2 visa fee? Is it legal for them to ask an employee to pay the fees for visa?

I was sponsored by my company, they paid for Visa and not after quitting the company after a year, they want me to bear the cost of the visa.

In this case, am I bound legally to pay or the sponsor bound to bear the cost of Tier 2 visa fees?

[CR001]

It is not an immigration question. It is an issue and arrangement between you and your sponsor.

Most migrants pay their own visa fees anyway.

[sah10406]

Yes, it's nothing to do with immigration law.

Did you sign an agreement to reimburse them if you quit? If this was not a condition, it seems to me you have no obligation to pay it back, but on the other hand it is never good to be on bad terms with a previous employer.