--- title: "Onfido Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/onfido-ltd-london-747632 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Onfido Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Onfido Ltd (Companies House 07479524, 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 9 January 2019 (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: 9 January 2019 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Registered address: 3 Finsbury Avenue, 5th Floor, London, England, EC2M 2PA - Companies House number: 07479524 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07479524) - Website: https://onfido.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onfido - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/onfido-ltd-london-747632 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - 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 55 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 30 Mar 2026: Notification of Data Card International Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Mar 2026. 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. - 30 Mar 2026: Cessation of Onfido Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Mar 2026. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 23 Jun 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Jun 2025. 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. - 7 Apr 2025: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 7 Apr 2025. 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. - 31 Mar 2025: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 31 Mar 2025. 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. - 8 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 May 2024. 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. - 8 Apr 2024: Director resigned: MCDOUGALL, Peter David. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2024: Director resigned: LACEY, Katie. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2024: New director appointed: ISHAUG, Kurt Brian. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2024: New director appointed: TIBBITS, Lisa Jeanne. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 5 Sep 2023: New director appointed: MCDOUGALL, Peter David. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 2023. 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. - 5 Sep 2023: Director resigned: PORTER, Francesca. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 2023. 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. - 17 Aug 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Aug 2023. 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. - 3 Mar 2023: New director appointed: LACEY, Katie. Director change recorded on 3 Mar 2023. 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. - 3 Mar 2023: Director resigned: GOH, Chin Seng. Director change recorded on 3 Mar 2023. 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. - 2 Mar 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Mar 2023. 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. - 11 Jul 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Jul 2022. 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. - 22 Nov 2021: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 22 Nov 2021, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 5 Nov 2021: Notification of Onfido Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 5 Nov 2021. 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. - 5 Nov 2021: New director appointed: PORTER, Francesca. Director change recorded on 5 Nov 2021. 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. - 5 Nov 2021: Director resigned: TEODOSIU, Dan. Director change recorded on 5 Nov 2021. 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. - 5 Nov 2021: Director resigned: TRETIKOV, Lila Alexey. Director change recorded on 5 Nov 2021. 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. - 5 Nov 2021: Director resigned: BARET, Matthieu Thierry Georges. Director change recorded on 5 Nov 2021. 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. - 5 Nov 2021: Director resigned: SAGE, Jeffrey Scott. Director change recorded on 5 Nov 2021. 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. - 5 Nov 2021: Secretary resigned: KEARON, Eleanor. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Nov 2021. 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. - + 30 earlier changes on the web page 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 Onfido Ltd ### Is Onfido Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Onfido Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Onfido Ltd sponsor? Onfido Ltd 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 Onfido Ltd based? The register lists Onfido Ltd at 3 Finsbury Avenue, 5th Floor, London, England, EC2M 2PA. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 07479524. 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/onfido-ltd-london-747632 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/onfido-ltd-london-747632.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.