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 543 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Rio Tinto Plc | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Rios Piri Piri Watford Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Riot Games Services Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Riplo Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ripple Markets UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Ripple+ Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Rippleffect Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Rippling UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| RisCura Solutions (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Rise Up Fashion Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Rishika Construction Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Rishmil Limited T/A Ellis and Co. | Skilled Worker |
| Rision Consulting Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Risk Capital Advisors Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Risk Crew Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Risk Ledger Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Risk-Enterprise Limited | Skilled Worker |
| RiskBase Limited | Skilled Worker |
| RiskPoint Solutions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| RiskXchange Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Riskcare Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Riskhub Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Riskonnect Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Rissho Kosei-kai of the UK | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Rita Konig Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ritagreen healthcare services ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Rithm Capital Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Rithum CA UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Ritz Hotel (London) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ritz Tours Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Riva London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Rivage Investment (UK Parent) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Rival Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Rivalminster Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Rivan Industries Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Rive Gauche London | Skilled Worker |
| Rivendell Care | Skilled Worker |
| River Group Content Limited | Skilled Worker |
| River Island Clothing Co. Limited | Skilled Worker |
| River of Life City Church | Charity Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker |
| RiverArk Limited | Skilled Worker |
| RiverRock Capital Limited | Skilled Worker |
| RiverRock European Capital Partners LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| RiverSafe Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Riverbank Hotel Operator Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Riverbed Technology Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Riverfort Global Capital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Riverhouse Medical Practice (also known as Riverhouse surgery) | Skilled Worker |
| Riverhouse Partners Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Riverine Body Care (UK) 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.