UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,641 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.
127,641 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,980Birmingham 3,120Manchester 2,927Leicester 1,431Glasgow 1,399Bristol 1,308Edinburgh 1,189Leeds 1,088Nottingham 1,067Ilford 973Reading 939Coventry 924Slough 888Milton Keynes 856Cambridge 854Harrow 829Liverpool 758Bradford 756Luton 729Sheffield 705Oxford 645Cardiff 636Bolton 601Southampton 586Newcastle Upon Tyne 558Croydon 546Belfast 542Derby 521Northampton 519Wolverhampton 507Watford 502Aberdeen 501Hounslow 499Essex 464Romford 452Southall 438Hayes 433Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 410
Irshad Trust t/a The Islamic College
trading as The Islamic College
Education
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
JAI MAA BHAMESHWARI KALI MANDIR
Accommodation & Food Service
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
West Midlands
Worker (A rating)
Active
Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith Nottingham (Masjid Umar)
Other Service Activities
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Nottingham
Worker (A rating)
Active
Jamia Muhammadiyah
Administrative & Support Service
Religious Worker
Halifax
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Jamia Masjid & Madrassa Faiz Ul Quran Ghousia
Education
Religious Worker
Birmingham
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Jamia Hanfia Rezvia Mosque
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Newport
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
JALALIA SUNNI JAMI MASJID & ISLAMIC EDUCATION CENTRE
Education
Charity Worker
Walsall
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
JAIN VISHVA BHARATI LONDON
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Pinner
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Leicester
Worker (A rating)
Active
Jesus House Torry, Aberdeen
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Aberdeen
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Jesus House for All Nations
Administrative & Support Service
Charity Worker
London
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 127,641 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. 1,036 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.