UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,634 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.
127,634 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,975Birmingham 3,118Manchester 2,929Leicester 1,431Glasgow 1,399Bristol 1,308Edinburgh 1,190Leeds 1,085Nottingham 1,069Ilford 973Reading 940Coventry 925Slough 887Milton Keynes 856Cambridge 855Harrow 827Liverpool 756Bradford 755Luton 729Sheffield 705Oxford 645Cardiff 636Bolton 601Southampton 585Newcastle Upon Tyne 558Croydon 548Belfast 541Derby 520Northampton 519Wolverhampton 507Watford 501Aberdeen 500Hounslow 500Essex 464Romford 451Southall 438Hayes 432Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 410
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Human Health & Social Work
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Calne
Worker (A rating)
Active
Scargill Movement
Accommodation & Food Service
Religious Worker
Skipton
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Scalabrini Fathers Company
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Seer Green Baptist Church
trading as Seer Green Church of England School
Education
Religious Worker
Seer Green, Beaconsfield
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Shahjalal Mosque
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Scunthorpe
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Shahjalal Jame Mosque and Bangladeshi Community Centre
Other Service Activities
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Wellingborough
Worker (A rating)
Active
Shade of Mercy foundation
Other Service Activities
Religious Worker
Cheadle
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Shaolin Temple UK China Cultural Funds
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Shanthi Vihara & Meditation Centre
Education
Religious Worker
Nottingham
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Inactive
SHERABLING-UK LTD
Extraterritorial Organisations
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion
Brynmawr
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 127,634 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. 1,075 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.