UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,634 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.
127,634 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,987Birmingham 3,121Manchester 2,924Leicester 1,430Glasgow 1,398Bristol 1,308Edinburgh 1,188Leeds 1,088Nottingham 1,067Ilford 973Reading 938Coventry 923Slough 887Milton Keynes 859Cambridge 856Harrow 829Liverpool 758Bradford 755Luton 730Sheffield 705Oxford 645Cardiff 636Bolton 603Southampton 586Newcastle Upon Tyne 558Croydon 545Belfast 542Derby 520Northampton 517Wolverhampton 507Watford 502Aberdeen 501Hounslow 499Essex 464Romford 452Southall 438Hayes 433Wembley 429Norwich 410Peterborough 410
BVMG Ltd T/A Bargain Booze
trading as Bargain Booze
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Bristol
Worker (A rating)
Active
BW ESS Development UK Limited
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
BW Flexible Systems UK Limited
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Beeston
Worker (A rating)
Active
BW Partnership- Brant Road Dental Practice
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Lincoln
Worker (A rating)
Active
BWA HEALTH & CARE SERVICES LTD
trading as Blay Domiciliary Services
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Derby
Worker (A rating)
Active
BWC Wholesale Ltd T/A Kidzbuzz
trading as Kidzbuzz
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Southall, Middlesex
Worker (A rating)
Active
BWR Tyre Services Limited
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
Bradford
Worker (A rating)
Active
BWS International Limited
Mining & Quarrying
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Northampton
Worker (A rating)
Active
BWS Security Systems Limited
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
Bath
Worker (A rating)
Active
Salary checker
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Going rates pro-rate with working hours. The same salary can pass at 37.5 hours a week and fail at 45. Check an offer against the official going rate for the occupation.
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 127,634 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. 981 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.