UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,588 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.
127,588 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,882Birmingham 3,121Manchester 2,938Leicester 1,433Glasgow 1,390Bristol 1,308Edinburgh 1,184Leeds 1,084Nottingham 1,060Ilford 966Reading 939Coventry 922Slough 885Cambridge 859Milton Keynes 857Harrow 832Bradford 754Liverpool 745Luton 731Sheffield 697Oxford 642Cardiff 630Bolton 603Southampton 579Newcastle Upon Tyne 549Croydon 548Belfast 538Northampton 523Derby 517Wolverhampton 511Hounslow 504Aberdeen 499Watford 495Essex 465Romford 449Southall 438Hayes 431Wembley 426Norwich 411Peterborough 408
Wettone Matthews Limited
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Skilled Worker
Alton
Worker (A rating)
Active
Westwoodside Store Ltd T/A Westwoodside Store - Premier - Post Office
trading as Westwoodside Store - Premier - Post Office
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
South Yorkshire
Worker (A rating)
Active
Westwoods Convenience Store Limited
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Standon Ware
Worker (A rating)
Active
Westwood Medical Health Centre
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Coventry
Worker (A rating)
Active
Westwood Investment UK Ltd T/A JRC Wtford
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Watford
Worker (A rating)
Inactive
Westwood Homecare (NORTHWEST) LIMITED
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Manchester
Worker (A rating)
Active
Westwood Care Homes Limited T/A Woodlands Nursing Home
trading as Woodlands Nursing Home
Human Health & Social Work
Skilled Worker
Ripley
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 127,588 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. 999 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.