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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 424 of 729

OrganisationVisa routes
Meraki Inc. International LimitedSkilled Worker
Merali BeedleSkilled Worker
Merc Education UK LTDSkilled Worker
Mercantile & Maritime UK LimitedSkilled Worker
Mercato Metropolitano LtdSkilled Worker
Mercaux LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Mercer LtdSkilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Mercer Risk Management LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Merchandising For Life LimitedSkilled Worker
Merchant Hub LimitedSkilled Worker
Merchant Mackinlay Simpson Ltd TA Merchant & Co.Skilled Worker
Merchant MoneySkilled Worker
Merchant Square Capital LtdSkilled Worker
Merchant and WeaverSkilled Worker
Merchant saver ltdSkilled Worker
MerchantCantosGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Merchr LimitedSkilled Worker
Mercier Salon LimitedSkilled Worker
Mercium LtdSkilled Worker
Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Mercor Innovations UK LtdGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Mercuri Urval LimitedSkilled Worker
Mercury Asia LimitedSkilled Worker
Mercury Engineering & Building Services LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Mercury Musical DevelopmentsSkilled Worker
Meren Services LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Merge Money LtdSkilled Worker
Mergermarket Limited t/a AcurisGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Mericrest LimitedSkilled Worker
Meridian Media Holdings LimitedSkilled Worker
Meridian Peoples Holdings LimitedSkilled Worker
Meridian Risk Solutions Ltd,Skilled Worker
Meridian West ltdSkilled Worker
Meridian productivitySkilled Worker
Meridien Capital Management LtdSkilled Worker
Merit Group PlcGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Merit Wholesale LtdSkilled Worker
Meritcape LtdSkilled Worker
Merk 1 LimitedSkilled Worker
Merkle UK Three LtdGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Merliion LTDSkilled Worker
Merlin Entertainments Group LimitedGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
Merling Care LimitedSkilled Worker
Merman London LtdCreative Worker
Merryhill Care LtdSkilled Worker
Mert (GB) 3 LimitedSkilled Worker
Merve Denizalp Consultancy LtdSkilled Worker
Merviq Education LtdSkilled Worker
Merx Capital LtdSkilled Worker
Merx Solutions 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.