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 384 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Little Houses Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Little Jungle - School of Early Childhood | Skilled Worker |
| Little Ones Kitchen Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Little Ones UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Little People Nurseries Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Fitzrovia) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Little Venice Bathrooms Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liu International (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liu Sister Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Liu Xiaomian Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Liv-Ex Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Liva Healthcare UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| LivaNova PLC | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd | Creative Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Live Nation Limited | Creative Worker |
| LiveFlow Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| LiveMore Capital Limited | Skilled Worker |
| LivePerson (UK) Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| LiveRamp UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| LiveScore Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Livebookings Holdings Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Livedrive Internet Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liveology Digital Media UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Liverantul Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liverto Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Living Church | Charity Worker |
| Living Leaves Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Living Life (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Living Map Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Living Mind Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Living Spring Nursery Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Living Water Baptist Mission London | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Skilled Worker |
| Living With Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Livingston International Europe Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Livos Renewables Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Livsell UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Liwathon Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lixin Accountancy (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Liyanah Foods | Skilled Worker |
| Liz Linkleter Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Liz Linkleters Events | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lizzard Fashion Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Llama Travel | Skilled Worker |
| Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP | Skilled Worker |
| Lloyd Williamson Schools | Skilled Worker |
| Lloyd's Register Group Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lloyds Bank plc | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Loadrunner Logistics Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Loan Market Association | 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.