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Keyence (UK) Ltd

Uxbridge, NULL · Currently licensed

Keyence (UK) Ltd holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for 2 visa routes, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 15 Sep 2025
Last confirmed: 26 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker Worker	Senior or Specialist Worker visa For multinational companies transferring senior managers or specialists from an overseas branch to the UK business. Replaced the Intra-company Transfer route in April 2022.	A rating	15 Sep 2025
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa) The main UK work visa. Lets the sponsor employ overseas nationals in eligible skilled jobs, from nurses and care workers to engineers, chefs and software developers, for up to 5 years at a time, with a route to settlement.	A rating	15 Sep 2025

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

15 Sep 2025
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: KEYENCE (UK) LIMITED 02818080 name match
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 14 May 1993
Registered office: ALTIUS HOUSE, 1 NORTH FOURTH STREET, CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES, MK9 1DG
Nature of business: 46690 - Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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Other register entries with this name

Keyence (UK) Ltd, Milton Keynes (removed)

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