UK Sponsor Licence Checker by Annaizulast updated 25 August 2026

Search the UK register of licensed sponsors

Search organisations currently listed on the GOV.UK register of Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors. Filter by location, sponsor route, licence rating and other available register data.

A sponsor licence allows an organisation to sponsor eligible workers on relevant UK immigration routes. Being listed does not mean an employer is currently hiring or will sponsor a particular applicant.

A sponsor licence is permission, not a promise. It lets a company sponsor visas. It does not mean they are hiring.

Ratings run A and B: A is compliant, B means the Home Office found problems and gave the sponsor time to fix them. Licences split into Worker (longer routes like Skilled Worker) and Temporary Worker (time-limited routes like Charity Worker or Seasonal Worker) - some organisations hold both.

127,233

Sponsors on the register

141,741

Licences held

12

UK regions covered

17

Visa routes

100%

A-rated share

Sponsors cluster where the work is.

London45,642
South East16,045
North West9,780
East of England9,551
West Midlands8,502
Yorkshire and The Humber5,579
East Midlands5,508
South West5,393

Almost everyone comes in through one route.

100% of sponsors hold an A rating. Skilled Worker dwarfs every other route on the register combined.

Skilled Worker121,914
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker10,324
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion1,943
Creative Worker1,574
Charity Worker1,527
International Sportsperson1,456

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