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
The Go Ahead Group Limited
trading as Go-Ahead Group plc
Transportation & Storage
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Old Station Nursery Ltd
Education
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Faringdon
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Old Bushmills Distillery Company Limited
trading as Old Bushmills Distillery
Manufacturing
Skilled Worker
Bushmills
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Norton Motorcycle Company Ltd
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Inactive
The Organic Pharmacy Limited
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Hospitality Group UK Ltd
Accommodation & Food Service
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The HALO Trust
Transportation & Storage
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Thornhill
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Korea Development Bank London Branch
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The L.S. Starrett Company
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Jedburgh
Worker (A rating)
Active
THE JIJI PRESS LIMITED
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Japanese Shipowners' Association(Office for Europe)
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Japanese School Limited
Education
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Japan Ship Owners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Japan Racing Association
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Japan Association of Marine Safety (London Office)
International Agreement
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
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Going rates pro-rate with working hours. The same salary can pass at 37.5 hours a week and fail at 45. Check an offer against the official going rate for the occupation.
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.