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 373 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Label Tattoo Limited | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| Labelbox UK LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Labell-D Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Laboratories Biophysics Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Labour Friends of Israel Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Labs Construction Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Labtech London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Labyrinth Events Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Labyrinth Photographic Printing Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Lacerta Sports Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lacima | Skilled Worker |
| Lacosta Coffee Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lacoste UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lacrosse Apartments Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lacuna Consultancy | Skilled Worker |
| Lacuna Solutions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ladbroke Grove Post Office | Skilled Worker |
| Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Laderach (uk) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Laderman & co | Skilled Worker |
| Laduree UK | Skilled Worker |
| Lady Buddha Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lady J Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lady May Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lafata limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lafayette Opco Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lafayette RE Management UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lagardere Travel Retail (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lagata UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lahore One Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lahore Tika Masala (London) Limited T/A Lahore Tika Masala | Skilled Worker |
| Lahori Kulfi Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lahorigrill Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lahpet | Skilled Worker |
| Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Laidlaw Foundation | Skilled Worker |
| Laing Investments Management Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Laka Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lake House Corporation Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lake Merritt Hospitality Holdings Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lakes Care Group LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Lakeside Medical Practice | Skilled Worker |
| Lakestar Advisors UK LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Laketos & CO UK LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| Laki Kane Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lakshmi Narayana Trust | Religious Worker; Skilled Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Lakshmis Jewellers Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lalia Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lalique Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lama Technology Group 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.