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 586 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Shenkman Capital Management Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shepheard Epstein Hunter | Skilled Worker |
| Shepherd Foods (London) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shepherd's Church UK | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton | Skilled Worker |
| Sheppard Robson People Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shepper Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sherbet London Taxis Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sheridans Solicitors LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Sherin and Akshi Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sherwin Snowfox Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shi & Naz Limited (Trading as Legis Chambers) | Skilled Worker |
| Shiamak Davar International Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shidai LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Shield AI UK LTD | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shield Frontier Operations Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shieldpay Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shiff Holdings | Skilled Worker |
| Shift Partner Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shift Project Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Shift Technology UK Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shikari Beauty Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shikumen Investment (W12) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shilpa Indian Restaurant Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shilton Sharpe Quarry Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shimizu Corporation | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shimla Foods LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Shinde Group Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shine International UK | Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Shine Mount Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shinedream Global Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Shinetech Europe Ltd. | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shinfalls Commodities LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Shinhan Bank, London B | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Shining Eyes Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shining Stars Day Nursery Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shinji Shumeikai (UK) | Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Shinkin International Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shionogi B.V. | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| ShipServ Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shiprock Capital Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shiran Investments | Skilled Worker |
| Shiraz Creative Europe Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shiseido UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Shiv Cash And Carry Ltd T/A Krishna Cash And Carry | Skilled Worker |
| Shiv General Trading Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Shiv Motors | Skilled Worker |
| Shiva One Ltd T/A Cobra Food & Wine | Skilled Worker |
| Shivji Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sho International Property Management 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.