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 61 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Ascend Creative Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ascend Laboratories (UK) limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Ascend SC Europe Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Ascend Support (South) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ascendant Fox Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ascendion Engineering Solutions Europe Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Ascent Fund Services (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| AscentiQ Solutions Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ascentium (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ascheri & Partners Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Aschfords Law Solicitors Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ascot Hyde Park Hotel | Skilled Worker |
| Ascot Rehabilitation Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ascot Underwriting Holdings Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Ascott Hospitality Management UK Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Aser Media Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Asesoftware Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Asgard Promotions Ltd | Creative Worker |
| Ash Court Community Limited t/a Ash Court Care Centre | Skilled Worker |
| Ash Pro Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ash-Shahada Housing Association Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Asha's Kitchen Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ashalina & Associates Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ashbourne College | Skilled Worker |
| Ashbournes Solicitors Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ashbury Labelling Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ashby Capital LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Ashcombe Advisers LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Ashdene Service Stations limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ashford Associates (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ashford Leisure Limited T/A Astor Victoria | Skilled Worker |
| Ashford Louis | Skilled Worker |
| Ashgrove Capital LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Ashila Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ashish Bhutani t/as Omphysio | Skilled Worker |
| Ashlex Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ashmore Group Plc | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Ashoka UK | Skilled Worker |
| Ashpole Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ashtead Group Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Ashton Care Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Ashton Rose Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ashton Ross Law | Skilled Worker |
| Ashton-Thibault Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Ashtrom Properties UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Ashurst LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Skilled Worker |
| Ashurst Perkins Coie (International) LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Asia Halal Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Asia House | Skilled Worker |
| Asia Investments UK Private Limited | 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.