The document changes, but the application should remain connected to the actual person and their truthful history. Follow the required update process.
Link the records rather than erase the earlier document
Preserve the relevant previous passport information and the new document. Do not treat a different passport number as a new immigration history or assume it resolves unrelated eligibility or admissibility questions.
Each actual beneficiary remains subject to individual vetting and the applicable immigration conditions. If the company stages the applications, compare document readiness, likely category and visa availability, budget and each employee’s personal circumstances. The actual programme arrangement must be identified; joint household funding is not itself a corporate classification. The disciplined approach is to read the official page and FAQ in full rather than skimming for a figure, to note the date of reading, and to treat anything the official material does not address as genuinely unresolved. No sponsor is required, but no ordinary visa eligibility is created by the payment either. The gift and the processing fee are steps in the described process, not a substitute for meeting those conditions. The gift is a condition of the process, not a substitute for the legal requirements of permanent residence.