UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,702 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.
127,702 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,963Birmingham 3,126Manchester 2,939Leicester 1,441Glasgow 1,396Bristol 1,306Edinburgh 1,186Leeds 1,091Nottingham 1,064Ilford 971Reading 939Coventry 924Slough 886Cambridge 859Milton Keynes 854Harrow 833Bradford 754Liverpool 750Luton 729Sheffield 706Oxford 644Cardiff 634Bolton 602Southampton 579Newcastle Upon Tyne 556Croydon 548Belfast 541Northampton 523Derby 521Wolverhampton 509Hounslow 504Aberdeen 502Watford 496Essex 465Romford 452Southall 438Hayes 431Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 407
South West Chicken Sexers Limited
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Skilled Worker
Stratford Upon Avon
Worker (A rating)
Active
SOUTH WEST CARS PRIVATE HIRE LTD
Transportation & Storage
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
South West Care Homes Limited
trading as Ashfield
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Plymouth
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Warwickshire GP Federation
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
Leamington Spa
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust
Construction
Skilled Worker
Warwick
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Wales Industrial Valves Services Limited
Manufacturing
Skilled Worker
Swansea
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Wales Industrial Equipment Limited
Manufacturing
Skilled Worker
Port Talbot
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Education
Skilled Worker
Sunderland
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Middlesbrough
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Street Surgery
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Bishops Stortford
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Shields Visionplus Limited t/a Specsavers
trading as Specsavers
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
South Shields
Worker (A rating)
Active
South Shields Cricket Club
Wholesale & Retail Trade
International Sportsperson
South Shields
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 127,702 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. 930 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.