UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,722 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.
127,722 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,981Birmingham 3,126Manchester 2,937Leicester 1,437Glasgow 1,397Bristol 1,309Edinburgh 1,187Leeds 1,087Nottingham 1,064Ilford 970Reading 941Coventry 926Slough 885Cambridge 857Milton Keynes 856Harrow 833Bradford 754Liverpool 754Luton 728Sheffield 706Oxford 643Cardiff 637Bolton 601Southampton 581Newcastle Upon Tyne 556Croydon 548Belfast 540Northampton 522Derby 519Wolverhampton 509Hounslow 504Watford 500Aberdeen 499Essex 465Romford 453Southall 438Hayes 431Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 408
St Margarets Nursery Limited
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Edinburgh
Worker (A rating)
Active
St Margaret's Homecare
trading as St Margarets Homecare Limited Selby
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
York
Worker (A rating)
Active
ST SUN LTD T/A MITFORD ROAD MINI MART
trading as MITFORD ROAD MINI MART
Extraterritorial Organisations
Skilled Worker
Alresford
Worker (A rating)
Active
St Stephens Visionplus Limited T/A Specsavers Opticians
trading as Specsavers Opticians
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Norwich
Worker (A rating)
Active
St Saviour's & St Olave's Church of England School
trading as Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Education
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
ST RONANS NURSING AND RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME
Real Estate
Skilled Worker
Portsmouth
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 127,722 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. 951 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.