About us
The free, fast way to check any UK sponsor licence
SponsorCheck turns the Home Office register of licensed sponsors into a simple search that anyone can use. Find out in seconds whether an employer can sponsor workers, how it is rated and what changed since the last update.
Why we built SponsorCheck
Every year thousands of people come to the UK on a visa that depends on one thing: an employer holding a valid sponsor licence. Before accepting a job offer, paying an agent or resigning from a current role, you need to know that licence is real.
The Home Office publishes the register, but as a very large spreadsheet that is slow to open and hard to read. We built SponsorCheck so workers, students, recruiters and employers can get a clear answer without downloading or sorting anything.
Behind the website is a team with 15 years' experience leading immigration, international education and consulting services in the UK. We see the same questions every day, so the tool is built around the answers people actually need.
What you can do here
Search every licensed sponsor
Look up any employer on the Home Office register by name or town and see its licence rating and visa routes in seconds.
Filter by location, route, sector and type
Narrow thousands of sponsors down to the ones that matter, for example care providers in Birmingham on the Skilled Worker route.
See what changed
We compare each new register with the last one, so you can see which sponsors are new, which were updated and which have been removed.
Free calculators
Work out your ILR date, check licence eligibility for your business, and plan right to work follow-up checks.
Works on any device
Fast on phones, tablets and desktops, and installable as an app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
Accurate, up-to-date and transparent
We use only the official Register of Licensed Sponsors: Workers and Temporary Workers. Our server fetches the newest file every night and checks again hourly, then compares it with the previous version to spot changes.
Some labels on the site, such as the sector or organisation type of an employer, are worked out from the company name to help you browse. They are a guide, not official data, and are marked that way wherever they appear.
The register itself is public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SponsorCheck is independent and is not affiliated with the Home Office or UK Visas and Immigration.
Common questions
Where does SponsorCheck get its data?+
Every record comes from the Register of Licensed Sponsors: Workers and Temporary Workers, which the Home Office publishes on GOV.UK. We download the latest file automatically and compare it with the previous one to find new, changed and removed sponsors.
How often is the register updated?+
Our server checks GOV.UK every night and again every hour during the day. When the Home Office publishes a new file, it is imported straight away and the new, updated and removed counts are refreshed.
Is SponsorCheck official or run by the Home Office?+
No. SponsorCheck is an independent service and is not affiliated with the Home Office or UK Visas and Immigration. The Home Office register is the only official source, so always confirm an employer there before you rely on it.
Does a company being on the register mean I will get a visa?+
No. A sponsor licence only shows that the employer is allowed to sponsor workers on the listed routes. Your visa still depends on the job, the salary, your documents and the Home Office decision.
How do I check if my employer is a licensed sponsor?+
Type the company name or town into the search box on the home page. You will see whether the employer is on the register, its licence rating (A or B), and the visa routes it can sponsor. You can also filter by location, visa route, sector and organisation type.
Is it free to use?+
Yes. Searching the register, browsing sponsors by town, route or sector, and using the calculators is free and needs no sign-up.
Need help with a sponsor licence or visa?
Tell us what you need and we will reply. Whether you are applying for a licence, keeping one, or planning a visa application, talk to someone who has done it for 15 years.
The information on this site is general and is not legal advice. Always check an employer on the official Home Office register and take advice from a regulated adviser before making immigration decisions.