Is the Register of Licensed Sponsors public?

Yes. The Home Office publishes it on gov.uk as a downloadable spreadsheet and refreshes it each month. We mirror that spreadsheet here so you can actually search it: filter by industry, visa route, location, or recent hiring activity.

How often is the Register of Licensed Sponsors updated?

Monthly. The Home Office uploads a fresh spreadsheet to gov.uk each month, and our sync picks up the new version automatically. New sponsors appear within a day or two of being licensed; revoked licences drop off.

How do I check if a company is on the Register of Licensed Sponsors?

Type the employer's name into the search box above. If they hold an active UK sponsor licence, you'll see a profile with the visa routes they're approved for, where they're based, and their recent sponsorship activity. No profile means they're either not licensed or have been removed from the register.

What's the difference between this register and the gov.uk version?

The data is the same. We sync straight from the Home Office's monthly spreadsheet. The difference is what you can do with it: search by keyword, filter by industry and visa route, and see live jobs, salary data, and past visa issuance volumes for each sponsor.

Register of Licensed Sponsors

The Register of Licensed Sponsors is the UK Home Office's official list of companies approved to sponsor overseas workers on Skilled Worker and other UK work visas. Search the register below, or filter by industry, visa route, or recent hiring activity.

Last synced 3 May 2026 · Source: gov.uk

Companies (Licensed Sponsors)

Results are prioritized by recent visa sponsorship activity and active job postings, helping you focus on employers most likely to sponsor.

Southampton Container Terminals Limited trading as DP World Southampton

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 119,000 employees from 164 nationalities, spanning 83 countries on six continents and 560+ business units, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless

6 visas29 jobs

Optiver UK LimitedFinancial and insurance activities

Create better access and prices for all – that’s our goal for financial markets the world over. As a leading global electronic market maker, we are dedicated to our mission of continuously improving the market. It’s a responsibility we don’t take lightly. It’s the driving force behind our business. Even in times of extreme volatility, we stay the course. Resolute in our belief that the market should always be liquid for economies to thrive. As one of the oldest market-making institutions, we’r

20 visas20 jobs

University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation

Whether it’s through learning, teaching, or business and research partnerships, the University of Hertfordshire transforms bold ambition into impactful achievements. For more than 70 years, Herts has been an innovative educational force. From our start in training aerospace engineers for Britain’s aviation industry to our extensive offering today, our focus has always been on understanding what employers want, and today, our vision remains unchanged. We are a modern, dynamic, and enterprising

68 visas1 jobs

Braze LimitedOther service activities

Braze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging.™ Braze allows any marketer to collect and take action on any amount of data from any source, so they can creatively engage with customers in real time, across channels from one platform. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered experimentation and optimization, Braze enables companies to build and maintain absolutely engaging relationships with their customers that foster

16 visas25 jobs

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Partners LLP

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsid

53 visas5 jobs

Keyrock UK LimitedFinancial and insurance activities

Keyrock is a global crypto investment firm offering industry-leading solutions in Market Making, OTC, Asset Management and Options for digital assets.

2 visas32 jobs

VML(UK) LIMITEDProfessional, scientific and technical activities

31 visas18 jobs

Avison Young (UK) LimitedReal estate activities

Avison Young creates real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people. Our local expertise across the United Kingdom, paired with a global network of collective intelligence and some of the smartest technology in the industry, works to your business benefit. Let’s collaborate on your next commercial real estate success story. Connect with Global Avison Young insights wherever you are: Twitter: @avisonyoung and for listings, check out @AYListin

2 visas31 jobs

Shoosmiths LLP

We’re the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters. From offices across the UK and Brussels, we support some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact. We empower our people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. We’ve won prestigious industry awards, such as ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at the Legal Bus

6 visas30 jobs

EVERYTURNHuman health and social work activities

We're a mental health non-profit that has been providing specialist mental health services commissioned by the NHS and local authorities for nearly 40 years. Our mission is to provide high-quality integrated mental health and wellbeing services, placing people and communities at the heart of everything we do. We're here so no one struggles alone with their mental health. Our services include NHS Talking Therapies, 24-hour dementia care, social prescribing, 24-hour nursing care for adults, supp

25 visas25 jobs

Frequently asked questions

The register is the Home Office's official list of UK employers approved to sponsor overseas workers on Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, and other sponsored visa routes. Each row shows the organisation, its town, the visa routes its licence covers, and its rating (A or B).