UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,600 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.
127,600 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,886Birmingham 3,122Manchester 2,937Leicester 1,435Glasgow 1,389Bristol 1,307Edinburgh 1,184Leeds 1,085Nottingham 1,061Ilford 966Reading 939Coventry 921Slough 883Milton Keynes 857Cambridge 856Harrow 833Bradford 754Liverpool 744Luton 729Sheffield 699Oxford 642Cardiff 630Bolton 604Southampton 578Newcastle Upon Tyne 550Croydon 544Belfast 537Northampton 523Derby 519Wolverhampton 511Hounslow 504Aberdeen 500Watford 497Essex 464Romford 448Southall 438Hayes 431Wembley 426Norwich 413Peterborough 408
The Box Room Board Game Cafe Ltd
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Cambridge
Worker (A rating)
Active
THE BOURNEMOUTH GLENDEVON HOTEL LTD
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Bournemouth
Worker (A rating)
Active
THE BOUNTY HINCKLEY LIMITED T/A THE BOUNTY
trading as THE BOUNTY
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Hinckley
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Bonham Hotel Edinburgh
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Edinburgh
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Boars Head Hotel Limited
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Ashbourne
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Black Sheep Caffe and Bakery Ltd/TA Mada Deli
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
East Molesey
Worker (A rating)
Active
THE BIRYANI MAMA- CHESTER LIMITED
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Chester
Worker (A rating)
Active
The Biryani Lounge Ltd T/A The Biryani Lounge
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Reading
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 127,600 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. 1,055 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.