Home Office register, synced twice a day

Check if an employer can sponsor your visa

Name: UK register of licensed visa sponsors
Creator: ImmigrationGPT
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/

A free, searchable copy of the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Search a company name to see if it holds a licence, the routes it covers, its rating and whether it is still active.

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The register at a glance

This directory mirrors the public Home Office register. Being listed does not mean a company is hiring or will sponsor a particular role. Check the licence on GOV.UK before you apply.

Home Office register, synced twice a day

Check if an employer can sponsor your visa

A free, searchable copy of the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Search a company name to see if it holds a licence, the routes it covers, its rating and whether it is still active.

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The register at a glance

Licensed sponsors: 127,131
Worker route: 125,108
Temporary Worker route: 10k+

Synced twice a day from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.

This directory mirrors the public Home Office register. Being listed does not mean a company is hiring or will sponsor a particular role. Check the licence on GOV.UK before you apply.

How to check if a company can sponsor a visa

Search the company’s legal name. The name on a job advert is often a trading name, so try the name from Companies House or part of the name.
Look at the routes. A sponsor can only sponsor workers on the routes its licence covers, so a Skilled Worker job needs Skilled Worker in the list.
Look at the rating. Most licences are A-rated. A B rating means the Home Office has downgraded the licence, and the sponsor cannot sponsor new workers until it gets its A rating back.
Find the same name in the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, which is the official record.

GOV.UK sponsor register and ImmigrationGPT compared

Feature	GOV.UK register (CSV)	ImmigrationGPT
Source	The official Home Office record	A copy of that record
Search	Download the CSV and search it yourself	Search by company name, city, visa route and industry
Updates	Published by the Home Office	Read from GOV.UK twice a day
Removed sponsors	Not listed	Revoked, surrendered and expired licences, by month
Alerts	None	An email when an employer’s entry changes
Cost	Free	Free

Use this search to make a shortlist. The GOV.UK register is the official record.

Questions about the sponsor register

How do I check if a UK company can sponsor a visa?

Search the company’s legal name on this page. A listed company holds a sponsor licence, and its entry shows the visa routes the licence covers and its rating. The GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors is the official record. Being licensed does not mean the company will sponsor a particular role.

How do I check if a sponsor licence is still valid?

Search the employer here. If the licence was revoked, surrendered or expired, the company leaves the register and appears in the list of removed sponsors. Sponsor licence alerts send an email when an employer’s entry changes.

Is there an alternative to the Home Office list of licensed sponsors?

The Home Office publishes the register as one CSV file on GOV.UK. ImmigrationGPT is a free, searchable copy of that file, with search by company name, city, visa route and industry. GOV.UK remains the official source.

How often is the sponsor register data updated?

We read the Home Office register twice a day, so a change usually appears here on the day GOV.UK publishes it.

Is ImmigrationGPT part of the Home Office?

No. ImmigrationGPT is independent. It gives information about UK immigration, not immigration advice. The register data is public sector information used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Check if an employer can sponsor your visa

The register at a glance

Check if an employer can sponsor your visa

The register at a glance

Where sponsors are, and in which industries

Cities with the most sponsors

Industries with the most sponsors

How to check if a company can sponsor a visa

How to check if a sponsor licence is still valid

GOV.UK sponsor register and ImmigrationGPT compared

Questions about the sponsor register

How do I check if a UK company can sponsor a visa?

How do I check if a sponsor licence is still valid?

Is there an alternative to the Home Office list of licensed sponsors?

How often is the sponsor register data updated?

Is ImmigrationGPT part of the Home Office?

More sponsors on the register

Where sponsors are, and in which industries

Cities with the most sponsors

Industries with the most sponsors

Sponsors

The register at a glance

Sponsors

The register at a glance

Where sponsors are, and in which industries

Cities with the most sponsors

Industries with the most sponsors

How to check if a company can sponsor a visa

How to check if a sponsor licence is still valid

GOV.UK sponsor register and ImmigrationGPT compared

Questions about the sponsor register

How do I check if a UK company can sponsor a visa?

How do I check if a sponsor licence is still valid?

Is there an alternative to the Home Office list of licensed sponsors?

How often is the sponsor register data updated?

Is ImmigrationGPT part of the Home Office?

More sponsors on the register

Where sponsors are, and in which industries

Cities with the most sponsors

Industries with the most sponsors