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 584 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Sevenshoots Ltd t/a Muse Productions | Skilled Worker |
| Severin Finance Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sexy Buns Food ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Seyf Dental | Skilled Worker |
| Seyfarth Shaw (UK) LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Seymour Medical Centre | Skilled Worker |
| Seymour Walk Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Seytos Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sfera Care Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sha Global Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shadow Foundr | Skilled Worker |
| Shadow Robot Company Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Shadow World Investigations Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shadowfall Capital & Research LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Shadowhouse Films Ltd | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| Shafiul Tauhid LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Shaftesbury Hotel Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shah Halal Meat Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shah Mobile Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shah One Limited T/A Mint Caterers | Skilled Worker |
| Shahi Zaika Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shahjalal Grocery Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shahz and K Limited T/A Pepe's Piri Piri | Skilled Worker |
| Shahzadi Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shaka Laka Hair and Cosmetics | Skilled Worker |
| Shakaa Capital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shakara Hospitality ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shakespeare Coffee And Bistro Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shakespeare Health Centre | Skilled Worker |
| Shakespeare Road UK Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Shakib & Neale Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shakin Retail Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shakthi Healthcare Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shamaazi Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shamboozle Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shams Trading Uk Ltd T/A The Mughals Indian Restaurant | Skilled Worker |
| Shan Fisheries ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shan Fur Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shan Management Ltd T/A East Sheen Service Station | Skilled Worker |
| Shanghai Asian Insurance Brokers (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shanghai Electric UK Company Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shanghai Foreign Investment Development Board, London Office | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shanghai Me Restaurant Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shanghai Nights Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shanghai Stock Exchange London Office | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shangri-La Hotels Pte Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shanjroesh Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shanmuganathan Kuruparan | 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.