UK sponsor list: licensed visa sponsors
127,692 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.
127,692 licensed sponsors
Browse by city
London 36,957Birmingham 3,127Manchester 2,938Leicester 1,433Glasgow 1,393Bristol 1,307Edinburgh 1,184Leeds 1,087Nottingham 1,061Ilford 964Reading 939Coventry 925Slough 887Cambridge 861Milton Keynes 855Harrow 835Bradford 755Liverpool 747Luton 731Sheffield 701Oxford 645Cardiff 633Bolton 603Southampton 579Newcastle Upon Tyne 553Croydon 549Belfast 539Northampton 523Derby 520Wolverhampton 510Hounslow 502Aberdeen 501Watford 496Essex 467Romford 449Southall 439Hayes 431Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 409
MSB Foods Limited t/a Costcutter
trading as Costcutter
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Chatburn
Worker (A rating)
Active
Ms Thayanthiny Thiyagalingam & Mr Ashokumar Sutharshan T/A Golocal and Shireoaks post Office
trading as Golocal and Shireoaks post Office
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Shireoaks
Worker (A rating)
Active
Ms Sujeeba Mahalingasivam T/A Black Horse Post Office
trading as Black Horse Post Office
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Cheshire
Worker (A rating)
Active
Ms Sagaya Tresina Arulkumaran TA Anthony Store
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
South Norwood
Worker (A rating)
Active
Mr. Tejashkumar Ghelabhai Patel & Mrs. Jimisha Tejashkumar atel T/A Kundola General Stores
trading as Kundola General Stores
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Leeds
Worker (A rating)
Active
Mr. Indarjit Singh and Mrs. Narinder Kaur T/A I&N PARTNERSHIP Featherstone Post Office
trading as I&N PARTNERSHIP Featherstone Post Office
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Featherstone
Worker (A rating)
Active
Mr. GURMUKH SINGH T/A WEST END CONVENIENCE STORE
trading as WEST END CONVENIENCE STORE
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Oakham
Worker (A rating)
Active
Mr. Balvinder Singh T/A Bally's Local - Go Local Extra
trading as Bally's Local - Go Local Extra
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
West Yorkshire
Worker (A rating)
Active
Mr. Abdul Sattar T/A Bigg Market Chippy
trading as Bigg Market Chippy
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Worker (A rating)
Active
MR ZUBAIR KHAN AND AYSHA BEGUM TA HAMZA FOOD STORE
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Birmingham
Worker (A rating)
Active
Mr Yathukularasa Kalirasa t/as Garston Convenience Store
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Skilled Worker
Liverpool
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 127,692 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. 890 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.