UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,607 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.
127,607 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,971Birmingham 3,117Manchester 2,926Leicester 1,434Glasgow 1,399Bristol 1,309Edinburgh 1,188Leeds 1,085Nottingham 1,069Ilford 973Reading 940Coventry 925Slough 884Milton Keynes 856Cambridge 855Harrow 827Bradford 754Liverpool 753Luton 727Sheffield 704Oxford 645Cardiff 636Bolton 601Southampton 584Newcastle Upon Tyne 558Croydon 548Belfast 541Derby 519Northampton 519Wolverhampton 507Watford 501Hounslow 500Aberdeen 499Essex 464Romford 451Southall 438Hayes 432Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 408
Bangladesh High Commission and its subordinate offices in UK
Education
International Agreement
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Barbados High Commission
Professional, Scientific & Technical
International Agreement
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
BMW (UK) Holdings Limited
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Farnborough
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Boeing Defence UK Limited
Public Administration & Defence
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Botswana High Commission
Wholesale & Retail Trade
International Agreement
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
China Association for International Exchange of Personnel
Administrative & Support Service
International Agreement
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Commonwealth Association of Tax Adminstrators
Other Service Activities
International Agreement
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
consulate general of the state of libya
International Agreement
Salford
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Consulate General of the Arab republic of Egypt
International Agreement
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, London
Education
International Agreement
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Dundee City Council
Public Administration & Defence
Creative Worker
Dundee
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Embassy of Azerbaijan
Other Service Activities
International Agreement
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Temporary 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 127,607 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. 1,021 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.