Daily changes to the UK sponsor licence register

Each edition of the Home Office register of employers licensed to sponsor work visas, compared with the one before. The Home Office publishes most working days.

Register edition	Licensed employers	Added	Removed	Rating changes	Other
23 Oct 2026	127,836	101	112	1	40
21 Oct 2026	127,812	49	50	0	16
20 Oct 2026	127,801	48	56	2	12
19 Oct 2026	127,800	87	115	2	13
16 Oct 2026	127,818	33	48	1	14
15 Oct 2026	127,821	47	58	3	10
14 Oct 2026	127,826	48	41	2	13
13 Oct 2026	127,811	44	35	1	14
12 Oct 2026	127,789	92	99	3	11
9 Oct 2026	127,787	63	48	0	7
8 Oct 2026	127,766	47	39	7	6
7 Oct 2026	127,754	200	175	9	32
2 Oct 2026	127,705	50	55	2	5
1 Oct 2026	127,706	66	60	0	2
30 Sep 2026	127,698	64	34	2	2
29 Sep 2026	127,666	19	33	0	8
28 Sep 2026	127,672	7	22	1	4
25 Sep 2026	127,683	46	56	1	7
24 Sep 2026	127,687	50	69	5	10
23 Sep 2026	127,699	42	58	1	13
22 Sep 2026	127,703	41	68	2	8
21 Sep 2026	127,725	77	90	3	14
18 Sep 2026	127,728	52	57	2	4
17 Sep 2026	127,730	55	51	3	6
16 Sep 2026	127,723	60	57	3	15
15 Sep 2026	127,709	51	65	5	11
14 Sep 2026	127,713	79	69	1	12
11 Sep 2026	127,696	47	65	2	5
10 Sep 2026	127,712	57	58	5	4
9 Sep 2026	127,711	42	43	3	6
8 Sep 2026	127,708	48	46	3	6
7 Sep 2026	127,701	80	36	0	7
4 Sep 2026	127,655	39	35	2	6
3 Sep 2026	127,647	67	77	1	10
1 Sep 2026	127,650	122	41	2	5
28 Aug 2026	127,568	40	35	2	5
27 Aug 2026	127,561	50	34	0	6
26 Aug 2026	127,540	48	31	2	2
25 Aug 2026	127,521	51	32	2	6
24 Aug 2026	127,497	92	21	1	8
21 Aug 2026	127,423	48	41	3	4
20 Aug 2026	127,412	48	40	2	6
19 Aug 2026	127,401	68	66	2	12
17 Aug 2026	127,391	80	49	1	10
14 Aug 2026	127,356	53	39	0	10
13 Aug 2026	127,333	43	42	1	6
12 Aug 2026	127,328	52	54	3	13
11 Aug 2026	127,319	46	54	2	16
10 Aug 2026	127,314	39	58	1	5
7 Aug 2026	127,329	50	72	0	6
6 Aug 2026	127,347	42	38	3	8
5 Aug 2026	127,338	39	41	1	2
4 Aug 2026	127,340	111	81	0	15
31 Jul 2026	127,301	57	62	1	8
30 Jul 2026	127,301	57	63	0	7
29 Jul 2026	127,302	58	55	0	5
28 Jul 2026	127,296	36	37	0	5
27 Jul 2026	127,293	77	39	0	9
24 Jul 2026	127,251	71	65	0	13
22 Jul 2026	127,238	47	41	1	5
21 Jul 2026	127,230	41	24	0	8
20 Jul 2026	127,211	74	47	1	6
17 Jul 2026	127,183	57	42	0	6
16 Jul 2026	127,165	52	52	1	10
15 Jul 2026	127,160	57	38	0	2
14 Jul 2026	127,140	50	40	1	13
13 Jul 2026	127,122	67	37	0	11
10 Jul 2026	127,087	48	46	1	8
9 Jul 2026	127,082	48	50	0	6
8 Jul 2026	127,080	110	73	2	20
6 Jul 2026	127,029	119	78	0	23
3 Jul 2026	126,968	221	151	1	29
30 Jun 2026	126,883	48	39	1	10
29 Jun 2026	126,868	108	93	2	40
26 Jun 2026	126,818	42	32	1	6
25 Jun 2026	126,802	54	40	2	9
24 Jun 2026	126,784	52	50	1	10
23 Jun 2026	126,774	72	64	4	17
19 Jun 2026	126,751	46	44	0	7
18 Jun 2026	126,746	52	46	0	8
17 Jun 2026	126,736	54	37	0	4
16 Jun 2026	126,715	54	29	0	12
15 Jun 2026	126,684	102	75	0	18
12 Jun 2026	126,646	52	41	0	9
11 Jun 2026	126,628	182	114	1	31
8 Jun 2026	126,537	182	123	2	25
4 Jun 2026	126,459	63	38	0	6
3 Jun 2026	126,430	49	33	0	5
2 Jun 2026	126,409	43	19	0	8
1 Jun 2026	126,378	86	50	1	11

"Added" is an employer newly licensed to sponsor overseas workers. "Removed" is an employer that no longer appears and so cannot sponsor new visas; the register does not say why. "Rating changes" are mostly A to B downgrades after compliance findings, and B to A restorations. "Other" covers re-listings, renames and visa routes gained or lost. Showing the 90 most recent editions.

What is a licensed sponsor?

A licensed sponsor is a UK employer or organisation that the Home Office has approved to sponsor people from outside the UK for a work visa.

Most UK work visas, including the Skilled Worker visa used for nurses, care workers, engineers, chefs and IT staff, cannot be applied for directly. The applicant first needs a Certificate of Sponsorship from an employer that holds a sponsor licence. The Home Office grants the licence, rates it, can suspend or revoke it, and publishes the list of current holders as the register of licensed sponsors. An employer that is not on the register cannot sponsor a visa. Routes and ratings explained.