UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,717 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.
127,717 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,971Birmingham 3,123Manchester 2,939Leicester 1,440Glasgow 1,396Bristol 1,307Edinburgh 1,187Leeds 1,089Nottingham 1,062Ilford 970Reading 940Coventry 926Slough 886Cambridge 860Milton Keynes 854Harrow 835Bradford 755Liverpool 750Luton 730Sheffield 705Oxford 644Cardiff 634Bolton 602Southampton 579Newcastle Upon Tyne 555Croydon 548Belfast 541Northampton 523Derby 521Wolverhampton 510Hounslow 504Aberdeen 501Watford 496Essex 465Romford 451Southall 438Hayes 431Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 408
The Old Bushmills Distillery Company Limited
trading as Old Bushmills Distillery
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Bushmills
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Old Bridge (Maidstone) Limited
Households as Employers
Skilled Worker
Maidstone
Worker (A rating)
Active
THE OLD BOATYARD RESTAURANT LIMITED
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Arbroath
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator
trading as Office of the Independent Adjudicator
Education
Skilled Worker
Reading
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Office of the Children's Commissioner
Other Service Activities
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Office Group Properties Limited
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
London
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 127,717 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. 896 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.