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
Belsfield Opco Limited T/A The Belsfield Hotel
trading as The Belsfield Hotel
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Bowness On Windermere
Worker (A rating)
Active
Belfast Lodgings Ltd Trading as Botanic Rest
trading as Botanic Rest
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Belfast
Worker (A rating)
Active
Bekash Tandoori Ltd
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Nottinghamshire
Worker (A rating)
Active
Beirut Mezze Lebanese Restaurant Limited
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Bristol
Worker (A rating)
Active
BeijingWest Industries UK Ltd
Accommodation & Food Service
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Luton
Worker (A rating)
Active
BEIJING NOODLES BRACKNELL LIMITED
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Bracknell,
Worker (A rating)
Active
BEI JING PALACE CHINESE RESTAURANT LTD
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Nutbourne
Worker (A rating)
Inactive
Behind The Counter limited
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Manchester
Worker (A rating)
Active
BEGUM INDIAN TAKEAWAY LTD T/A Llanberis Tandoori
trading as Llanberis Tandoori
Accommodation & Food Service
Skilled Worker
Llanberis
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.