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 379 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Leo Baeck College | Skilled Worker |
| Leo Burnett Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Leo Entertainment Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leo Lynch Engineering Services (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Leo Visa Service Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leo executive chauffeurs ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leojet Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leon Bara Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leon Capital LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Leon Paul Equipment Company Limited | International Sportsperson; Skilled Worker |
| Leonard Cheshire Disability | Charity Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Leonard Jay One Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leonardo Hotel Management (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Leonteq Securities (Europe) GmbH | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Leopard Hotel 2 Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leoprim Limited T/A Leoprim Pharmacy | Skilled Worker |
| Lepaula Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lepercq UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Leran Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Les Ambassadeurs Club Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Les Mills UK Fitness Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Les Petites Etoiles Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Les Petits Rois Nurseries Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leslie Jones Architects Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lesotho High Commission | International Agreement |
| Lester Dominic Solicitors | Skilled Worker |
| Lester and Hamilton trading as Pandora | Skilled Worker |
| Let Sell Property Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Letly Group (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leto Plus Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Letranger Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lette Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| LetterOne Technology (UK) LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Letty Investments Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Leucid Bio Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Leumi UK Group Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Levan Restaurant Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Levantine Concepts Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Levantine Express Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Levari Business Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Levco Productions | Skilled Worker |
| Level 1 Construct Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Level Zero Health | Skilled Worker |
| Levels Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leven Laboratories Limited | Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker |
| Lever Agriculture Trading UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| LeverBrands Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leversys Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Levitt Bernstein | Skilled Worker |
| Levmet (UK) Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; 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.