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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.

CompanyUS H-1B applications
Amazon.com Services16,790
Google8,387
Apple7,129
Ernst & Young6,883
Infosys6,453
Tata Consultancy Services4,204
Wipro2,306
Capgemini America2,281
Accenture2,067
Salesforce2,027
Mphasis1,553
PayPal1,409
Goldman Sachs1,258
LinkedIn1,195
Adobe1,176
Oracle America1,043
Morgan Stanley Services Group807
Boston Consulting Group764
Intuit722
Infinite Computer Solutions691

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 381 of 729

OrganisationVisa routes
Liberty Hub LLPSkilled Worker
Liberty Retail LimitedSkilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Liberty Specialty Markets LtdSkilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Liberum Capital LtdGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Libi & Daughters LtdSkilled Worker
Libra Education LTDSkilled Worker
Lichfield Grove SurgerySkilled Worker
Lichfield Surgery LtdSkilled Worker
Lidl Great Britain LimitedSkilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Lief London LTDCreative Worker
Life Cafe RestaurantSkilled Worker
Life Centre Bible ChurchTier 2 Ministers of Religion
Life Changing International ChapelReligious Worker; Charity Worker
Life Health Foods UK LtdSkilled Worker
Life Science People LimitedSkilled Worker
Life Supply Brands LtdSkilled Worker
Life Trading UK LimitedSkilled Worker
LifeArcSkilled Worker
LifeCare Residences LimitedSkilled Worker
LifeProven TechnologiesSkilled Worker
LifeScience Connect LtdSkilled Worker
Lifealike Limited (T/A onefinestay)Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Lifebit Biotech LimitedSkilled Worker
Lifecycle Sourcing LimitedSkilled Worker
Lifescience Dynamics LtdGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Lifestyle-lets and Lease LtdSkilled Worker
Lifetime Capital LtdSkilled Worker
Lifschutz Davidson SandilandsSkilled Worker
Lift SchoolsSkilled Worker
Liftoff Mobile LtdGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Ligabue UK LtdSkilled Worker
Liganova Mash! LtdSkilled Worker
Ligentia UK LimitedSkilled Worker
Light Bulb Advisory Services LimitedSkilled Worker
Light Research LimitedSkilled Worker
Light Upon Light Media LimitedSkilled Worker
LightField London LimitedCreative Worker; Skilled Worker
Lightfoot AdvisorsSkilled Worker
Lightful LtdSkilled Worker
Lighthouse Global Europe LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Lighthouse London Community TrustSkilled Worker
Lighthouse One UK LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Lighting Design International LtdSkilled Worker
Lighting Design Studio LtdSkilled Worker
Lightman Investment Management LimitedSkilled Worker
Lightning Sharks LtdSkilled Worker
Lightricks UK LimitedSkilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Lightrock LLPGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Lightroom KX LimitedSkilled Worker
Lightsense Technologies LtdSkilled 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.

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Source: UK Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers (Register of 2026-10-07), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Organisations are grouped by the town or city on the register. A licence allows sponsorship; whether a role qualifies depends on the route's skill and salary rules. GotOffered is not affiliated with any employer listed.