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 36,971Birmingham 3,117Manchester 2,926Leicester 1,434Glasgow 1,399Bristol 1,309Edinburgh 1,188Leeds 1,085Nottingham 1,069Ilford 973Reading 940Coventry 925Slough 884Milton Keynes 856Cambridge 855Harrow 827Bradford 754Liverpool 753Luton 727Sheffield 704Oxford 645Cardiff 636Bolton 601Southampton 584Newcastle Upon Tyne 558Croydon 548Belfast 541Derby 519Northampton 519Wolverhampton 507Watford 501Hounslow 500Aberdeen 499Essex 464Romford 451Southall 438Hayes 432Wembley 427Norwich 410Peterborough 408
Abbott Diabetes Care UK Limited
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Witney
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., UK Branch
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
London
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
acime UK Ltd
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Manchester
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
ACNielsen Company Limited
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Skilled Worker
Oxford
Worker (A rating)
Active
Acrisure International Holdings
Financial & Insurance
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
London
Worker (A rating)
Active
Adler Pelzer Washington Limited
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Washington
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
adidas UK Ltd
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Stockport
Worker (A rating)
Active
AEEIW Ltd
Construction
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Rainham
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
AFTON CHEMICAL LIMITED
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Bracknell
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Aflex Hose Limited
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Huddersfield
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Airbus Operations Limited
trading as Airbus UK
Manufacturing
Skilled Worker
Bristol
Worker (A rating)
Active
Air Products Plc
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Guildford Road
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
AKA, Chartered Accountants
Professional, Scientific & Technical
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
Birmingham
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Active
Aker Solutions Ltd
Manufacturing
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Aberdeen
Worker (A rating)
Active
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Going rates pro-rate with working hours. The same salary can pass at 37.5 hours a week and fail at 45. Check an offer against the official going rate for the occupation.
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. 1,075 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.