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title: "IIJ Europe Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/iij-europe-limited-london-760936
register_status: active
register_as_of: 2026-11-03
publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk)
source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House
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# IIJ Europe Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 3 November 2026, IIJ Europe Limited (Companies House 04232692, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House).

## Key facts

- Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers
- Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Industry: Technology & Software
- Town: London
- Registered address: 1st Floor 80 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6EE
- Companies House number: 04232692 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04232692)
- Register data as of: 3 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily)
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/iij-europe-limited-london-760936

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,663 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 15,368 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software
- Among 10,774 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

6 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first:

- 18 Jul 2022: Director resigned: HASHIMOTO, Takuto. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 22 Mar 2019: Director resigned: OGAWA, Shimpei. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 28 Feb 2017: Notification of Internet Initiative Japan Inc. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 28 Feb 2017. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 31 Aug 2015: Director resigned: SAKATA, Kenji. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2015. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 1 Sep 2014: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Sep 2014. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 8 Aug 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Aug 2014. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.

Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings.

## Sponsored jobs

No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name.

## Common questions about IIJ Europe Limited

### Is IIJ Europe Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. IIJ Europe Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can IIJ Europe Limited sponsor?

IIJ Europe Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is IIJ Europe Limited based?

The register lists IIJ Europe Limited at 1st Floor 80 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6EE. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else.

### How current is this information?

This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 3 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 04232692. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.

## About this data

- Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status.
- Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice.
- "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/iij-europe-limited-london-760936
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/iij-europe-limited-london-760936.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
- Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.
