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Van Oord

Henfield, West Sussex · Currently licensed

Van Oord holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for 4 visa routes, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 23 Jun 2021 (already licensed when daily CSV publication began; the licence may be older)
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: Service Supplier Temporary Worker	Service Supplier visa For contractual service suppliers and self-employed professionals coming to the UK under a trade agreement.	A rating	8 Sep 2023
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee Worker	Graduate Trainee visa For multinationals moving recent graduates on a structured training programme to the UK for up to a year.	A rating	11 Apr 2022
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	23 Jun 2021
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	23 Jun 2021

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

8 Sep 2023
Route added
Licensed for the Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier route with A rating: Service Supplier visa.
4 Aug 2022
Rating changed
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee: A (Premium) to A.
4 Aug 2022
Rating changed
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker: A (Premium) to A.
4 Aug 2022
Rating changed
Skilled Worker: A (Premium) to A.
11 Apr 2022
Route added
Licensed for the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee route with A (Premium) rating: Graduate Trainee visa.
4 Aug 2021
Rating changed
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker: A to A (Premium).
4 Aug 2021
Rating changed
Skilled Worker: A to A (Premium).

Companies House

Company: VAN OORD UK LIMITED 01805156 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 2 Apr 1984
Registered office: BANKSIDE HOUSE HENFIELD ROAD, SMALL DOLE, HENFIELD, BN5 9XQ
Nature of business: 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
70100 - Activities of head offices

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

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