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 63 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| Asset Workflows Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Assets Integrated Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. UK Branch | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Assisi Pet Care Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Assist in China Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Assisted Accommodation Ltd. | Skilled Worker |
| Assisted Reproduction & Gynaecology Centre | Skilled Worker |
| Assistive Solutions | Skilled Worker |
| Asso Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Associate Management Systems Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Associated British Foods Plc | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Associated British Ports (ABP) | Skilled Worker |
| Associated Country Women of the World | Skilled Worker |
| Associated Newspapers Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Skilled Worker |
| Associates in Advertising Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Association for Decentralised Energy | Skilled Worker |
| Association for Financial Markets in Europe | Skilled Worker |
| Association of British Insurers | Skilled Worker |
| Association of Colleges | Skilled Worker |
| Association of Commonwealth Universities | Government Authorised Exchange |
| Association of Commonwealth Universities (Head Office) | Skilled Worker |
| Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (UK) | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Association of Optometrists | Skilled Worker |
| Association of Professional Property Eductors | Skilled Worker |
| Assore International Holdings Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Assort Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Assured Guaranty (UK) Services Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Assured Hair and Beauty Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Assurex Global London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Assurex Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Assuric UK Opco Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Astanga Yoga London | International Sportsperson |
| Astatine Capital Partners LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Astel Ventures | Skilled Worker |
| Asterion Industrial Partners | Skilled Worker |
| Asterley Bros, London Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Asteros Advisers | Skilled Worker |
| Astley Clarke Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Aston Pearl Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Aston Square Block Management Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Astor Business Consulting Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Astor Court Hotel | Skilled Worker |
| Astorg UK Branch | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Astound Commerce Limited (UK) | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Astra (GB) Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Astra Asset Management UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Astra Global Solutions | Skilled Worker |
| Astra Homes Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Astra Mining Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Astra Partners (Europe) 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.