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 380 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Levy Associates Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Levy Gorvy Dayan (London) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lewis Communications Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lewis Hamilton Ventures Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lewis Mathys Emmerson LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Lewis Moberly Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lewis Silkin LLP | Creative Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lewis Trust Group Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Lewisham Food Market (Meat) | Skilled Worker |
| Lewisham Park Care Home | Skilled Worker |
| Lewisham Visionplus Ltd TA Lewisham Specsavers Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lex Dinamica Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Lex Home Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lex Records Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lexay Business Solutions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lexden Marine Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lexica Health and Life Sciences Consultancy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lexington Advisors UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lexington Communications Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lexlegal Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lexman Law LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Lexoo Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lexsential Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lexsynergy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lexxic Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leyton Dental Surgery | Skilled Worker |
| Leyton House Community Care Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Leyton UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Leytonstone Halal Meat Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Leytonstone Service Station Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liaise (East Anglia) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liaise (London) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liaise (Midlands) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liaise (South East) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liaise (South) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lianco Technologies Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Libby Perszyk Kathman Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Liberal Democrats | Skilled Worker |
| Liberal International | Skilled Worker |
| Liberal Judaism (ULPS) | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Liberating Research Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Liberis Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Libertas GBR Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liberty & Co Solicitors | Skilled Worker |
| Liberty Academy Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Liberty Accounting & Training Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Liberty Charge Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liberty Cheesesteak LS Company, Ltd. t/a Passyunk Avenue | Skilled Worker |
| Liberty Global Europe 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.