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 495 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Pattrn Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Patyka UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Paul & Co (London) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paul Archer Design Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paul Beare Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Paul John and Co Solicitors Limted | Skilled Worker |
| Paul McAneary Architects Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Paul Owen Associates Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Paul Rhodes Bakery Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership. | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Paulo Ribeiro Management Ltd | Creative Worker |
| Paulo Studios Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Pave Recruit Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Pavilion Dental Centre | Skilled Worker |
| Pavilion Venue Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Pavlov Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Pawin Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paws Union Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paxos Technology Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Pay Gateway Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Pay Later Management Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Pay Perform Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Pay Wink Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Pay.UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| PayOnlime Limited | Skilled Worker |
| PayPal Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| PayProp Holdings Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Payaable Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Payabl.(UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Payday Music Publishing UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Payden & Rygel Global Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Paydock Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paymaster Global Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Payment Pride Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Payment Systems Europe Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Paymentology Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Payments Innovation Forum Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paymentsense Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Paymentwise Merchant Solutions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Paymob Technology Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Payoma Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Payr Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Payrnet Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paysafe Financial Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Paysafe Holdings UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Paysecure Technology Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Paystrax Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Payxpert 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.