UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,643 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.
127,643 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,920Birmingham 3,123Manchester 2,940Leicester 1,432Glasgow 1,392Bristol 1,310Edinburgh 1,185Leeds 1,088Nottingham 1,060Ilford 966Reading 940Coventry 924Slough 887Cambridge 860Milton Keynes 855Harrow 831Bradford 753Liverpool 746Luton 731Sheffield 697Oxford 643Cardiff 632Bolton 603Southampton 580Newcastle Upon Tyne 553Croydon 550Belfast 539Northampton 522Derby 520Wolverhampton 509Hounslow 502Aberdeen 500Watford 496Essex 467Romford 450Southall 439Hayes 432Wembley 429Norwich 410Peterborough 409
Lepton Highlanders Cricket Club
Accommodation & Food Service
International Sportsperson
Huddersfield
Worker (A rating)
Active
Leos AL Ltd T/A Leo's Italian Restaurant
trading as Leo's Italian Restaurant
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Bolton
Worker (A rating)
Active
Leonardo Hotel Management (UK) Limited
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
LEOMINSTER SPICE LIMITED, T/A TASTE OF INDIA
trading as TASTE OF INDIA
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Herefordshire
Worker (A rating)
Active
Lena Lu UK Limited T/A Lena Lu Bomboloni
trading as Lena Lu Bomboloni
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Lemongrass Thai Bar & Restaurant Liverpool Limited T/A Lemongrass Thai Bar & Restaurant
trading as Lemongrass Thai Bar & Restaurant
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Liverpool
Worker (A rating)
Active
Lemon Pepper Holdings Limited
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
LEMON GRASS GORING LTD T/A SPICE I AM
trading as SPICE I AM
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Worthing
Worker (A rating)
Active
Lemon Crispy Chicken and Pizza
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Luton
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 127,643 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. 998 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.