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 712 of 729
| Organisation | Visa routes |
|---|---|
| World Animal Protection | Skilled Worker |
| World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts | Charity Worker; Skilled Worker |
| World Association of Nuclear Operators | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| World Brands Duty Free Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| World Confederation for Physical Therapy | Skilled Worker |
| World Energy Council | Skilled Worker |
| World Federation of Advertisers-UK | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| World First UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| World Fuel Services Europe Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| World Gourmet Restaurant Limited | Skilled Worker |
| World Hepatitis Alliance | Skilled Worker |
| World Jewish Relief | Skilled Worker |
| World Learning Academy Limited t/a Galaxy Tuition | Skilled Worker |
| World Makers Limited | Skilled Worker |
| World Memon Organisation Charitable Foundation | Skilled Worker |
| World Nuclear Association | Skilled Worker |
| World Nuclear Transport Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| World ORT Trust | Skilled Worker |
| World Of Jewels Limited | Skilled Worker |
| World Rugby Services UK Limited | Skilled Worker |
| World Shipping Council Limited | Skilled Worker |
| World Shirdi Sai Baba Organisation (UK) | Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Skilled Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion |
| World Star Aviation Limited | Skilled Worker |
| World Team (UK) T/A The Meeting Point | Skilled Worker |
| World Travel & Tourism Council | Skilled Worker |
| World Waterside Ltd t/a RiverHomes | Skilled Worker |
| World Wrestling Entertainment (International) Limited | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| World in Motion Limited | Skilled Worker |
| WorldPay (UK) Ltd | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| WorldRemit Ltd | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Worldpath Advisory Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Worldwide Events Group Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Worldwide Flight Services Limited | Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Worldwide Freight Logistics Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Worldwide Furniture London Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Worldwide Global Brands Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Worldwide Production Agency | Creative Worker; Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker |
| Worley Europe Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee |
| Woven Floors Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Woven by Toyota UK Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| WovenLight Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wowcher Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wrap Wiz Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wren Academy | Skilled Worker |
| Wren House Infrastructure Management Limited | Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker |
| Wright & Wright Architects LLP | Skilled Worker |
| Wright Brothers Oyster House Limited | Skilled Worker |
| Wright Creative Ltd | Skilled Worker |
| Wrigley Ronan Property | Skilled Worker |
| Writer UK HQ Limited | 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.