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 60 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Artemis Energy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artemis Investment Management LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Artemis Origination Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artemisia Global Capital Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artfacts.net Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artfarm Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artfix Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artgo ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artheal Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Arthur Ashe Consultants Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Arthur D. Little | Skilled Worker |
| Arthur J Gallagher UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Artichoke Heart Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artichoke Trust | Skilled Worker |
| Artickl Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artifex Creative Webnet Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artificial Labs Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artificial Societies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artifin Accountants Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artis Mensa Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artis Works Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artisan Partners UK LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Artisio Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artist Promotion Management Ltd | Creative Worker |
| Artistic Global Ltd T/A Cafe Lavista | Skilled Worker |
| Artistic Spaces Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artistry Production LTD | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Artists' Collecting Society CIC | Skilled Worker |
| Artitect Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artius Designs Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Artlogic Media Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Arts Educational School London | Skilled Worker; Creative Worker |
| Arts Media Worldwide Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| ArtsLans Urban Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Artsadmin | Skilled Worker |
| Artvisor Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Arum System Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Arundel Advisers LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Arutun Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Arva AI Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ary Halal Meat London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Aryan Herbals Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Asa Energy UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Asahi Group International UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Asahi Shimbun Company (European General Bureau) | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Asakusa London | Skilled Worker |
| Asan Shahid Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Asana Software UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Asante Capital Group LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; 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.