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 392 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Lucknow Borough Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lucky Bubble Shepherd's Bush Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lucky Cat Post Production | Skilled Worker |
| Lucky Cat Publishing Ltd trading as Magic Cat Publishing | Skilled Worker |
| Lucky Egg Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lucky7 Ventures Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lucy A Raymond & Sons Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ludgate Investments Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luke Wade Electrical | Skilled Worker |
| Lukka Care Homes (2010) Limited t/a Ashton Lodge Care Home | Skilled Worker |
| Lulu Traders Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lululemon Athletica UK Ltd. | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Lumanity Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lumbini Grocery Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lumen Research Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lumen Specialty Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lumene Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Lumeon Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lumera Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Lumiere London Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lumina Innovations Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lumina Video Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Luminaire Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Luminal UK | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Luminance Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luminary Bakery Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luminary ROLI Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Lumine Law Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luminii UK | Skilled Worker |
| Luminite Electronics Ltd, | Skilled Worker |
| Luminos Fund (UK) | Skilled Worker |
| LumiraDX UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lumis Student Living Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lumivero UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lumon Pay Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lumos Foundation | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lumsden Design Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lumyna Investments Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Luna Group Holdings Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| LunaJets UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lunalogic UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Lunar Energy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lunasa Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Lunfardo Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luno Money Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lupa Pets LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Lupus Films | Skilled Worker |
| LuraCare Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lurot Brand Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luscid 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.