UK licensed visa sponsors
Companies that sponsor visas in London
London has more licensed visa sponsors than anywhere else in the UK: 36,418 organisations, 28.6% of the register. 96% of them can sponsor Skilled Worker visas, the main route for job offers.
Licensed sponsors
36,418
Register of 2026-10-07
Skilled Worker
35,082
licensed for the main job-offer route
Rank in the UK
#1
28.6% of all licensed sponsors
- Other routes covered here include Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (5,632) and Creative Worker (769).
- At least 20 of them are also large US H-1B sponsors, including Amazon.com Services, Google, Apple.
Which visas they can sponsor
Licensed sponsors per visa route (an organisation can hold several).
- Skilled Worker35,082
- Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker5,632
- Creative Worker769
- Tier 2 Ministers of Religion395
- Charity Worker313
- Religious Worker291
- Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker283
- Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee258
- International Agreement115
- International Sportsperson82
- Government Authorised Exchange76
- Scale-up45
- Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier6
- Tier 2 General3
- Intra-company Routes1
- Intra Company Transfers (ICT)1
- Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker1
Global employers with a licence in London
Licensed here and matched by name with large US H-1B sponsors — companies that hire internationally on both sides of the Atlantic.
| Company | US H-1B applications |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services | 16,790 |
| 8,387 | |
| Apple | 7,129 |
| Ernst & Young | 6,883 |
| Infosys | 6,453 |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 4,204 |
| Wipro | 2,306 |
| Capgemini America | 2,281 |
| Accenture | 2,067 |
| Salesforce | 2,027 |
| Mphasis | 1,553 |
| PayPal | 1,409 |
| Goldman Sachs | 1,258 |
| 1,195 | |
| Adobe | 1,176 |
| Oracle America | 1,043 |
| Morgan Stanley Services Group | 807 |
| Boston Consulting Group | 764 |
| Intuit | 722 |
| Infinite Computer Solutions | 691 |
All licensed sponsors in London
Search by company name. A licence means the organisation may sponsor — not that every job is open to visa candidates.
36,418 organisations · page 324 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| International Association of Oil & Gas Producers | Skilled Worker |
| International Bar Association | Skilled Worker |
| International Builders Estates Limited | Skilled Worker |
| International Business and Professional Corporation | Skilled Worker |
| International Capital Market Association Limited | Skilled Worker |
| International Cargo Logistics Limited | Skilled Worker |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| International Community School | Skilled Worker |
| International Copyright Enterprise Services Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| International Corporate Governance Network | Skilled Worker |
| International Council on Mining and Metals | Skilled Worker |
| International Creative Management Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| International Crisis Group | Skilled Worker |
| International Curators Forum | Skilled Worker |
| International Education Exchange Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| International Education Organisation Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| International Expos Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| International Federation of Health Plans | Skilled Worker |
| International Fertilizer Association Limited | Skilled Worker |
| International Finance Corporation, The World Bank Group | International Agreement |
| International Food Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| International General Insurance Company (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| International Grace of God Church | Skilled Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| International Group Of Education Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| International Health Partners (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| International House Trust Limited (t/a International House London) | Skilled Worker |
| International Hydropower Association | Skilled Worker |
| International Institute for Anti - Ageing | Skilled Worker |
| International Institute for Environment and Development | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker |
| International Justice Mission UK | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Charity Worker |
| International Lawyers Project | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker |
| International League of Dermatological Societies | Skilled Worker |
| International Live Music Conference Limited | Skilled Worker |
| International Longevity Centre UK | Skilled Worker |
| International Luxury Hotels Limited t/a The Bentley Hotel | Skilled Worker |
| International Management Group (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Creative Worker |
| International Management Group (UK) Limited - Fashion Representation | Creative Worker |
| International Medical Corps (UK) | Skilled Worker |
| International Metallurgical Resources Limited | Skilled Worker |
| International Model Management Ltd | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| International Network of People who Use Drugs | Skilled Worker |
| International PEN | Skilled Worker |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| International Praise Centre | Religious Worker; Charity Worker; Skilled Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| International Professional Risks Europe - UK Branch | Skilled Worker |
| International Registries (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| International Rescue Committee UK | Skilled Worker |
| International Residential Media Limited | Skilled Worker |
| International SOS Assistance Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| International SOS GS Limited | Skilled Worker |
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Visa sponsors in London: common questions
- Which companies sponsor visas in London?
- 36,418 organisations with an address in London are on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Register of 2026-10-07). Search the full list on this page by name. Global employers among them include Amazon.com Services, Google, Apple, Ernst & Young.
- How many companies in London can sponsor a Skilled Worker visa?
- 35,082 of the 36,418 licensed sponsors in London are licensed for the Skilled Worker route.
- Does a sponsor licence mean the company will sponsor me?
- A licence means the company is allowed to sponsor, not that every job is open to visa candidates. The role must also meet the route's skill and salary rules. Check the job post or ask the recruiter.
- How up to date is this list?
- It comes from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Register of 2026-10-07), which is updated on most working days. We refresh it every month.