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 393 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Luther Systems Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Lutheran Church in Great Britain Limited | Religious Worker; Charity Worker |
| Lutheran Council of Great Britain | Charity Worker |
| Lutong Pinoy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lutron EA Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lux & Veritas International Holding Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lux Artists Limited | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| Lux Living Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Luxds Consultancy Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luxi Food and Wine Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Luxottica North Europe Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Luxottica Retail (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Luxury Knightsbridge Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Luxury Promise Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Luxury Retail Partners Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luxury Style Hairdresser LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Luxury Vault Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Luxury Wedding Accessories Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Luxus London Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lyca Health Canary Wharf Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lycamobile UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lydia Digital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lyle & Scott ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Lyma Life limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lyn Michel LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Lynch Architects | Skilled Worker |
| Lyndon Goode Architects Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lyngold Ltd T/A Sinclairs Pharmacy | Skilled Worker |
| Lynott Partners Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lyondale Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lyons Business Service Ltd (TA Mail boxes) | Skilled Worker |
| Lyra Health International Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Lyra International Tech Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Limited | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| Lyricfind UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Lysis Financial Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Lyst Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| M & A BRANDS LTD | Skilled Worker |
| M & G PlC | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| M & I Off License Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| M & M CYBER CAFE LTD | Skilled Worker |
| M & M Financial Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| M & M GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LTD | Skilled Worker |
| M & M SONS DRYCLEANERS LTD | Skilled Worker |
| M & O courier Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| M & R LIMITED | Skilled Worker |
| M A Butcher London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| M A HALAL GROCERY LIMITED T/A MA Halal Cash & Carry | Skilled Worker |
| M AKRAM & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS | Skilled Worker |
| M B (S) Builders Ltd | 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.