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 605 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| StandWithUs UK | Skilled Worker |
| Standard Advisory London Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Standard BioTools UK | Skilled Worker |
| Standard Chartered Bank | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Standard Information Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Standard Nursing Agency and Care Services Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Standard UK Management Limited | Skilled Worker |
| StandardX | Skilled Worker |
| Standards Board for Alternative Investments Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse | Skilled Worker |
| Standish Management (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Stanesby Architecture Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stanhope AI Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stanhope Capital LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Stanhope Gate Architecture Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stanley Capital Partners LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Stanton House Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Stanton Williams Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Staples Capital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Star Bright Day Nursery limited | Skilled Worker |
| Star Construction Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Star Drycleaners | Skilled Worker |
| Star English LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Star Fruit & Veg Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Star Holidays (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Star London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Star Shaped 18 Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Star Sushi Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Star Value Food Store | Skilled Worker |
| Star of India (S.E.) Limited T/A Star of India | Skilled Worker |
| StarRez Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Starbucks EMEA Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Starcom Worldwide Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Starfish & Coffee House Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Starfish Virtual Labs Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stark International Inc T/A Stark Carpet | Skilled Worker |
| Starla Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Starlea Education Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Starlight Suite Limited T/A Saffron Kitchen | Skilled Worker |
| Starline2000 LTD | Skilled Worker |
| Starling Film Ltd | Creative Worker |
| Starpost Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Starr Underwriting Agents Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Start from today Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Startpulsing Limited T/A OnePulse | Skilled Worker |
| Starts London Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Startup Discovery School Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Startup Voyager Digital UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Starwins Group Ltd T/A Gura Gura | 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.