Register of Licensed Sponsors 2026

The Register of Licensed Sponsors is the UK Home Office's official list of companies that can sponsor a visa in the UK. These are the employers approved to sponsor overseas workers on Skilled Worker and other UK work visas. Search the full list below, or filter by industry, visa route, or recent hiring activity. Just checking one employer? Use the sponsor licence checker instead.

Last synced 1 August 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.

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust delivers integrated health and social care to 340,000 people in Belfast and also provides a range of specialist services to all of Northern Ireland. With an annual budget of approximately £1bn (spending about £3m each day) and a staff of over 20,000, it is one of the largest Trusts in the United Kingdom. In our hospitals, we treat approximately 210,000 inpatient and day patients a year, see 680,000 outpatients and more than 200,000 people at our Emergency de

439 visas77 jobs

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Welcome to a world of opportunity. At #Blackpool Teaching Hospitals #NHS Foundation Trust, we know just how much our team contributes. They do an amazing job and, in return, we know it’s our responsibility to support them and help them succeed. So, if you’re looking for a change of direction in your NHS career – or perhaps hoping to relocate to a thriving and attractive part of the UK – we’ll prove to be your greatest supporters. Our strong focus on continuing professional development and trai

709 visas39 jobs

DB GROUP SERVICES (UK) LIMITEDAdministrative and support service activities

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. The bank focuses on its strengths in a Corporate Bank newly created in 2019, a leading Private Bank, a focused investment bank and in asset management. We provide financial services to companies, governments, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses and private individuals. Deutsche Bank was founded in 1870 to accompany German businesses into the world, and has worked across borders ever

724 visas37 jobs

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, providing district general hospital services to 370,000 people in Preston and Chorley, and specialist care to 1.5m people across Lancashire and South Cumbria. We provide care from three facilities : • Chorley and South Ribble Hospital • Royal Preston Hospital • The Specialist Mobility and Rehabilitation Centre Together, we are one team. Our team is our work family. At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, you will be working as part of a collabora

646 visas44 jobs

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides patient-centred healthcare to people from the North East of England and beyond. We’re one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK and offer a wide range of highly specialist services. As a research-led organisation, we deliver modern healthcare at its best, with people at our heart. We operate: - Freeman Hospital - Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), including the Great North Children's Hospital - Newcastle Dental Hospital - Newcastle

794 visas37 jobs

ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP LIMITEDArts, entertainment and recreation

Academy Music Group (AMG) is the UK’s leading owner and operator of 18 nationwide live music and club venues, including South London’s award winning O2 Academy Brixton (London) and O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (London).

1,261 visas3 jobs

SPIRE HEALTHCARE LIMITEDHuman health and social work activities

Spire Healthcare is a leading provider of of private and NHS healthcare, running 38 hospitals and over 60 clinics in the UK.

492 visas189 jobs

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

At Medway NHS Foundation Trust, our aspiration is to be the best. This means providing the highest quality of care for our patients through employing highly skilled staff. For information on our latest vacancies, click here: jobs.medway.nhs.uk. If you have any questions regarding our vacancies, please email Sarah at s.pye1@nhs.net.

722 visas9 jobs

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the UK’s largest provider of NHS health care services. It serves an immediate population of 1.2 million plus provides specialist regional services to more than half of Scotland’s population. The geographical area covered is diverse; from the major city of Glasgow, large and small towns, villages and some rural districts; and encompasses 8 local authority areas from East Dunbartonshire to Inverclyde. Services are delivered in 25 major hospitals, 10 specialist u

1,073 visas1 jobs

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

We provide acute hospital and community healthcare services to thousands of people across South Tyneside and Sunderland. With a dedicated workforce of over 8,000 staff, we serve a core population of around 430,000 people as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to over 800,000 people across the North East and beyond.

772 visas30 jobs

Frequently asked questions

What is the Register of Licensed Sponsors?

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).

Is the Register of Licensed Sponsors public?

Yes. The Home Office publishes it on gov.uk as a downloadable spreadsheet, and we sync from it daily 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?

We sync from the official gov.uk register daily, so the list here tracks Home Office additions and removals within a day of publication. New sponsors appear as they're licensed; revoked licences drop off.

Where can I find a list of companies that can sponsor a visa in the UK?

This page is that list. It mirrors the Home Office's official register of every UK company licensed to sponsor a work visa, covering Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, and other sponsored routes. Search by company name, or filter by industry, visa route, location, or recent hiring to find the sponsors that matter to you.

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 official register, updated daily. 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.