--- title: "Microsoft Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/microsoft-limited-reading-715182 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Microsoft Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Microsoft Limited (Companies House 01624297, Reading) 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: Reading - Registered address: Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1WG - Companies House number: 01624297 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01624297) - Website: https://www.microsoft.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/ - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/microsoft-limited-reading-715182 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 912 licensed sponsors in Reading: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/reading - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 10 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jun 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Jun 2026. 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. - 16 Jan 2026: Director resigned: DOLLIVER, Keith Ranger. Director change recorded on 16 Jan 2026. 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. - 16 Jan 2026: New director appointed: KIVIAT, Leigh Anne. Director change recorded on 16 Jan 2026. If this person is now 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 Nov 2024: New director appointed: HARDMAN, Darren. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2024. If this person is now 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Director resigned: BARCLAY, Clare Louise. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 2024. 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 Oct 2020: New director appointed: BARCLAY, Clare Louise. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2020. If this person is now 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 Oct 2020: Director resigned: ROSE, Cindy Helen. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2020. 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. - 19 Jul 2017: Notification of Microsoft Corporation as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 19 Jul 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. - 3 Oct 2016: Director resigned: VAN DER BEL, Michel. Director change recorded on 3 Oct 2016. 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 2016: New director appointed: ROSE, Cindy Helen. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2016. If this person is now 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. 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 25 live vacancies tracked for this employer (79 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Microsoft Research Cambridge Internship Program - Machine Intelligence · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £58,236 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5947805471?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Clinical Specialist · London, UK · £93,500–£161,800 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5896914383?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Researcher/Engineer: AI for biomolecular modelling and simulation · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £74,700–£122,600 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5946685050?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Applied Scientist · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/t5XogZFxAUcIBe4dtjyDLWLAUOaZ_3AIR9NcMO-MCl4HJigH8LcPE8QSdL6ODRs8XSoMcN3AGUYhbKY5ex2UUTBDc_IKZlLJt5M5pTw8abExEzscICaMeCdKh2v0ri3WvphSMVSaL2xBzWnFn0YLc3_zTTy8PpEF-vJqU4zuYbWVOwk2tRgyItwm5DnFvmEjWrXQz4JheLAAcTox0CmYhrxHXMcN4zTQP4AC3Ly8dZg - Principal Security Researcher · London, UK · £93,500–£161,800 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5931902087?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Security Researcher - Cybersecurity Threat Hunter · UK · £5 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5943613528?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Security Researcher - Cybersecurity Infrastructure Engineer · UK · £628 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5943613513?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Software Engineering IC3 · UK · £53,467 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5210488513?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=715182&employer=Microsoft%20Limited A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Microsoft Limited ### Is Microsoft Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Microsoft Limited in Reading 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 Microsoft Limited sponsor? Microsoft Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Microsoft Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 25 live vacancies from Microsoft Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Microsoft Limited based? The register lists Microsoft Limited at Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1WG. 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 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 01624297. 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/microsoft-limited-reading-715182 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/microsoft-limited-reading-715182.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.