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 36,975Birmingham 3,118Manchester 2,929Leicester 1,431Glasgow 1,399Bristol 1,308Edinburgh 1,190Leeds 1,085Nottingham 1,069Ilford 973Reading 940Coventry 925Slough 887Milton Keynes 856Cambridge 855Harrow 827Liverpool 756Bradford 755Luton 729Sheffield 705Oxford 645Cardiff 636Bolton 601Southampton 585Newcastle Upon Tyne 558Croydon 548Belfast 541Derby 520Northampton 519Wolverhampton 507Watford 501Aberdeen 500Hounslow 500Essex 464Romford 451Southall 438Hayes 432Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 410
Good News Family Care (Homes) Ltd
Human Health & Social Work
Religious Worker
Buxton
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Gospel Fellowship Association UK
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Abergele
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Grace Church Brockley
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Grace and Compassion Benedictines CIO
trading as More Hall Convent
Human Health & Social Work
Religious Worker
Brighton
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Grace and Compassion Benedictines
Human Health & Social Work
Religious Worker
Brighton
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Inactive
Grace to Grace International Centre
Real Estate
Religious Worker
Essex
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Grace International Foundation Liverpool
Education
Religious Worker
Liverpool
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
GRACE EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES EUROPE
Extraterritorial Organisations
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Carshalton Beeches
Worker (A rating)
Active
Grace Community Church Porthcawl
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Porthcawl
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Grace Church Greenwich
Households as Employers
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
London
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 127,634 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. 1,075 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.