Verified sponsorship directoryVerified sponsorship directoryFind UK companies that can sponsor your work visa
VisaJobz is a free, continuously updated directory of UK employers that hold a valid sponsor licence. Every company you see here is drawn from the official UK Register of Licensed Sponsors published by the Home Office — the same list caseworkers rely on to confirm that an employer is legally allowed to sponsor a Skilled Worker or other work visa. We take that raw government data, clean it, structure it, and make it genuinely searchable, so you can spend your time applying instead of scrolling through a spreadsheet with tens of thousands of rows.
Whether you are a nurse from the Philippines, a software engineer from India, a care worker from Nigeria, or a graduate finishing your studies in the UK, the first practical question is always the same: “Which employers are actually allowed to sponsor me?” This directory answers exactly that — and lets you filter the results down to your city, industry, and visa route in seconds.
What is a UK sponsor licence?
A sponsor licence is the permission a UK employer needs from the Home Office before it can hire most workers from outside the UK. Without it, a company legally cannot issue you a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) — the digital document that sits at the heart of almost every work visa application. When a business appears on the licensed sponsor register, it means the Home Office has vetted it, approved it, and assigned it a licence type and rating (for example, a Worker (A-rating) licence for the Skilled Worker route). Applying to a company that is not on the register is one of the most common — and most costly — mistakes overseas jobseekers make, because no amount of interviews can turn into a visa if the employer can’t sponsor you in the first place.
How to use the VisaJobz directory
- Open the UK sponsor directory and search by company name, city, or county.
- Narrow results by industry, sponsorship route (such as Skilled Worker or Scale-up), and licence rating to match your profile.
- Open any company to see its licence type, location on the map, and the visa routes it is approved for.
- Research the employer, find their careers page, and apply directly — or reach out even if they have no advertised role that fits.
Thousands of sponsors
Browse tens of thousands of licensed UK employers across every region and industry — all in one searchable place.
Regularly updated
The Home Office refreshes the register frequently, and we re-ingest it so companies that gain or lose their licence are reflected here — never stale, never scraped.
Official source
Every record traces back to the public UK Register of Licensed Sponsors, so you can trust that each employer really can sponsor.
Explore sponsors by city
Sponsorship is concentrated in the UK’s biggest employment hubs, but licensed companies exist in every corner of the country. Start with one of the most popular destinations for international workers:
Popular industries that sponsor visas
Some sectors sponsor far more overseas workers than others. Health and social care, technology, engineering, and hospitality consistently appear among the most active sponsors on the Skilled Worker route. Explore these fields in the full directory:
- Information Technology
- Health & Social Care
- Engineering
- Education
- Hospitality & Catering
- Construction
- Finance & Accounting
- Science & Research
Ready to find your sponsor?
Start searching the UK Register of Licensed Sponsors now, or read our guides on the Skilled Worker visa, salary thresholds, and how to approach an employer with no advertised job. Learn more about VisaJobz or get in touch.
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