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 36,987Birmingham 3,121Manchester 2,924Leicester 1,430Glasgow 1,398Bristol 1,308Edinburgh 1,188Leeds 1,088Nottingham 1,067Ilford 973Reading 938Coventry 923Slough 887Milton Keynes 859Cambridge 856Harrow 829Liverpool 758Bradford 755Luton 730Sheffield 705Oxford 645Cardiff 636Bolton 603Southampton 586Newcastle Upon Tyne 558Croydon 545Belfast 542Derby 520Northampton 517Wolverhampton 507Watford 502Aberdeen 501Hounslow 499Essex 464Romford 452Southall 438Hayes 433Wembley 429Norwich 410Peterborough 410
UNIVERSAL TAXIS LTD t/a Choice cars
trading as Choice cars
Transportation & Storage
Skilled Worker
Hemel Hempstead
Worker (A rating)
Active
Universal Services Trading Ltd
Transportation & Storage
Skilled Worker
Sutton Coldfield
Worker (A rating)
Active
Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Other Service Activities
Creative Worker
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
University for the Creative Arts
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
Skilled Worker
Surrey
Worker (A rating)
Active
University Dental Practice
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Southampton
Worker (A rating)
Active
Universal Trading Services Limited
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Doncaster
Worker (A rating)
Active
UNIVERSAL SERVICES LONDON LIMITED
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
UNIVERSAL OFFICE EQUIPMENT (UK) LIMITED
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Universal Music Operations Ltd
trading as Universal Music Group UK
Other Service Activities
Skilled Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
UNIVERSAL SUPPORT SERVICES GROUP (USSG) LTD
Administrative & Support Service
Skilled Worker
Stockport
Worker (A rating)
Active
University Campus of Football Business Limited
Education
Skilled Worker
Wembley
Worker (A rating)
Active
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST
trading as Hospital of St Cross
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Coventry
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. 981 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.