UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,623 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.
127,623 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,872Birmingham 3,124Manchester 2,937Leicester 1,435Glasgow 1,389Bristol 1,309Edinburgh 1,185Leeds 1,086Nottingham 1,063Ilford 965Reading 939Coventry 920Slough 883Milton Keynes 858Cambridge 855Harrow 835Bradford 754Liverpool 744Luton 731Sheffield 700Oxford 642Cardiff 630Bolton 604Southampton 578Newcastle Upon Tyne 551Croydon 544Belfast 537Northampton 524Derby 520Wolverhampton 512Hounslow 504Aberdeen 500Watford 496Essex 464Romford 446Southall 439Hayes 431Wembley 425Norwich 412Stoke On Trent 408
Wilben Trade (UK)Limited
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Wilson Elser Limited
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Wilhelmsen Ships Service Limited
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Dartford
Worker (A rating)
Active
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (UK) LLP
Transportation & Storage
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Willis Limited
Financial & Insurance
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Whitefox Technologies Limited
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Whitecliff Management Corporation Limited
Administrative & Support Service
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Wieden & Kennedy UK Ltd
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Wideplank (London) Ltd
Construction
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
WH TRADING UKCT LTD
Financial & Insurance
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Westwood Global Energy Limited
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
Aberdeen
Worker (A rating)
Active
Wieland Metals Birmingham
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Birmingham
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Whessoe Engineering Limited
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Darlington
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 127,623 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.