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
Pallottine Missionary Sisters
trading as Park Mount Care Home
Education
Religious Worker
Macclesfield
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Pakistan Muslim Welfare Society ,Heckmondwike Mosque
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Heckmondwike
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Pakistan Muslim Association
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Parish of Christ Church Chorleywood
trading as Chess Valley Primary Learning Trust
Education
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Rickmansworth
Worker (A rating)
Active
PARAMITHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Human Health & Social Work
Religious Worker
Bristol
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Parochial Church Council of St John the Evangelist Upper Norwood
trading as St Mary's Church of England School, Norwood Green
Education
Religious Worker
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Parochial Church Council of Christ Church Westbourne
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Bournemouth
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Patrons International
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Kilkeel
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
PCC Southampton City Centre
Accommodation & Food Service
Religious Worker
Southampton
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
PCC of St Mary & St Ambrose Edgbaston (T/A Rea Church)
trading as Rea Church
Education
Religious Worker
Birmingham
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
PECULIAR PEOPLES MINISTRIES
Other Service Activities
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Dagenham
Worker (A rating)
Active
Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)
Other Service Activities
Charity Worker
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Pentecost Baptist Church
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Liverpool
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Inactive
Philadelphia Church of God
Education
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Henley In Arden
Worker (A rating)
Active
Pioneers UK Ministries
Other Service Activities
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Doncaster
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.