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 612 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Suleymaniye Community Association | Tier 2 Ministers of Religion; Religious Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sullivan & Stanley Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sullivan & Worcester UK LLP | Skilled Worker |
| SumUp Payments Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sumer Group Holdings Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sumitomo Chemical (UK) Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd. | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sumitomo Electric Finance UK plc | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd UK Branch | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sumitomo Forestry Europe Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Sumitomo Life Insurance Company | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management (UK) Ltd. | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, Limited, | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Skilled Worker |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust International Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Summerill & Bishop | Skilled Worker |
| Summit (City) Pub Company | Skilled Worker |
| Summit Brands Group (Holdings) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Summit Law LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Summit Partners LLP | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Summix Capital Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sun Companies Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sun European Partners LLP | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Sun Nest Private Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sun Studio London | Skilled Worker |
| Sunbeam Photographic Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sunbird Solar Solutions (UK) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sunborn International (UK) Limited T/a Sunborn London Yatch Hotel | Skilled Worker |
| Sundaram Tagore Gallery UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sunday Riley Modern Skincare | Skilled Worker |
| Sunday Treat Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sundial BidCo Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Sunflower Montessori Nursery School | Skilled Worker |
| Sunfree Energy UK Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sunland International (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sunlit Montessori Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sunneyfields Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sunny Roofing Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| SunnyDent Dental Practice | Skilled Worker |
| Sunridge Partners (UK) LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Sunrise Community Nursery | Skilled Worker |
| Sunrise Day Care Services Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sunrise Hill Care Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sunrise Meat & Poultry Heston Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sunrise Real Estate Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sunrise Records & Entertainment Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Sunrise Software Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Sunrising UK Group 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.