UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,723 organisations hold a Home Office licence to sponsor work visas. Search by name, or browse by sector, visa route or city. Updated daily. Hiring in the Netherlands instead? See the IND recognised sponsor list.
127,723 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,976Birmingham 3,120Manchester 2,935Leicester 1,435Glasgow 1,398Bristol 1,310Edinburgh 1,186Leeds 1,088Nottingham 1,068Ilford 973Reading 940Coventry 924Slough 885Cambridge 858Milton Keynes 855Harrow 830Bradford 755Liverpool 752Luton 729Sheffield 706Oxford 643Cardiff 638Bolton 601Southampton 582Newcastle Upon Tyne 557Croydon 548Belfast 541Northampton 521Derby 519Wolverhampton 509Hounslow 502Watford 500Aberdeen 499Essex 465Romford 451Southall 438Hayes 432Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 408
Bakery Foods t/a Matthew Walker
trading as Matthew Walker
Skilled Worker
Heanor
Worker (A rating)
Active
Bakewell Clean Sheet Laundry Derbyshire Limited
Other Service Activities
Skilled Worker
Bakewell
Worker (A rating)
Active
BAKEWELL COTTAGE CARE HOME LIMITED
trading as Bakewell Cottage Nursing Home
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Derbyshire
Worker (A rating)
Active
Bakkafrost Scotland Limited
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Edinburgh
Worker (A rating)
Active
Bakkavor (London) Limited
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Skilled Worker
Lincolnshire
Worker (A rating)
Active
BAKO RESTAURANT LTD T/A KATHMANDU NEPALESE & INDIAN CUISINE
trading as KATHMANDU NEPALESE & INDIAN CUISINE
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Launceston
Worker (A rating)
Active
BAL HAULIER LTD T/A BALISTA CLOTHING
trading as BALISTA CLOTHING
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Skilled Worker
Aylesbury
Worker (A rating)
Active
Bal's Fish Bar Limited
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Wolverhampton
Worker (A rating)
Active
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Data sourced from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Organisation addresses are approximate city-level locations. If you cannot find a company, try their registered legal name rather than their trading name.
Sponsors by sector
Accommodation & Food ServiceAdministrative & Support ServiceAgriculture, Forestry & FishingArts, Entertainment & RecreationConstructionEducationEnergy & UtilitiesExtraterritorial OrganisationsFinancial & InsuranceHouseholds as EmployersHuman Health & Social WorkInformation & CommunicationManufacturingMining & QuarryingOther Service ActivitiesProfessional, Scientific & TechnicalPublic Administration & DefenceReal EstateTransportation & StorageWater, Waste & EnvironmentWholesale & Retail Trade
Sponsors by visa route
Charity WorkerCreative WorkerGlobal Business Mobility: Graduate TraineeGlobal Business Mobility: Secondment WorkerGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerGlobal Business Mobility: Service SupplierGlobal Business Mobility: UK Expansion WorkerGovernment Authorised ExchangeInternational AgreementInternational SportspersonIntra Company Transfers (ICT)Intra-company RoutesReligious WorkerScale-upSeasonal WorkerSkilled WorkerTier 2 GeneralTier 2 Ministers of Religion
UK sponsor list questions
- What is the UK sponsor list?
- The register of licensed sponsors is the Home Office list of every organisation licensed to sponsor workers on the Skilled Worker, Health and Care and other Worker and Temporary Worker routes. This page lists all 127,723 active sponsors and is updated daily.
- How do I check if a company can sponsor my visa?
- Search the company name above. If it appears with an A rating and the route you need (for example Skilled Worker), it holds a valid licence. Use the registered legal name rather than a trading name if you cannot find it.
- How often is the UK sponsor list updated?
- The Home Office publishes the register daily and this list is refreshed from it every day. 986 organisations were added in the last 30 days.
- What does an A rating or B rating mean?
- An A rating means the sponsor is fully compliant and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship. A B rating means the Home Office found compliance issues and the sponsor is on an action plan; it cannot sponsor new workers until it regains an A rating.
- Does being on the list mean the company is hiring?
- No. The list shows who is licensed to sponsor, not who has open roles. Use it to target applications at employers who can legally sponsor you, then check their careers page or job boards.