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 609 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Stratela Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford City Hotels Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford College London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford Garden Development Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stratford Health Centre | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford Islamic Association | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| Stratford Meats Limited T/A Tariq Halal | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford PO Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford Padel Club | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford School Academy | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford Tidjara Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stratford Village Surgery (part of the First 4 Health Group) | Skilled Worker |
| Stratiphy Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stratos Markets Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stratos Technologies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Strauss + Jordan Ltd, trading as High Timber Restaurant | Skilled Worker |
| Strawberry Fields Nursery School Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Strawberry Star Capital Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Strawberry Star Developments Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stray (LDN) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Streakers Dry Cleaners | Skilled Worker |
| Stream Defence Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stream Platforms Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Scale-up; Skilled Worker |
| Stream UK Media Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Streamhub Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Streamland Media | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Streatham Central Church | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker |
| Streatham Dental Centre | Skilled Worker |
| Streatham Hill Off Licence Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Streatham Superstore Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Streathers Highgate LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Street Child | Skilled Worker |
| Strength Central (Ldn) Pte Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Strictly FX UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Stride Ventures UK Advisors LTD | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| StrideUp Homes Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Strider Technologies UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stridon Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Strike IT Services Limited | Skilled Worker |
| String and Tins Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Stringers in London | Skilled Worker |
| Stringr Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Stripe Partners | Skilled Worker |
| Stripe Payments UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Strix UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Strong Drive Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Strongarm Operations Limited t/a The London Reign | Skilled Worker |
| Strongbase Construction | Skilled Worker |
| Stroud Green Windows | Skilled Worker |
| Structadene 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.