Employers licensed to sponsor Government Authorised Exchange visas

Government Authorised Exchange covers work experience, research, training and overseas-government exchange schemes, for up to one or two years depending on the scheme. Sponsors are typically the scheme's overarching body rather than the host employer.

Licensed sponsors
244
Currently on the Home Office register
Added (90 days)
1
New licences seen since
Removed (90 days)
1
Licences that left the register
Live sponsored jobs
965
108 employers hiring now

Advertised salaries at these sponsors run from £16,905 to £145,478, with a median of £38,784. Taken from live listings matched to licence holders, so it reflects what is being advertised rather than what sponsored workers are paid.

Sponsors hiring now

All 244 licensed sponsors

Recent register changes

Common questions

How many UK employers can sponsor a Government Authorised Exchange visa?
244 organisations hold a sponsor licence covering the Government Authorised Exchange route. Only a licensed sponsor can assign a certificate of sponsorship for it.
Can any UK employer sponsor a Government Authorised Exchange visa?
No. An employer must first apply to the Home Office for a sponsor licence covering the Government Authorised Exchange route, and only then can it sponsor workers on it. Employers not on this list cannot sponsor this route unless and until they are granted a licence.
Has this list changed recently?
In the last 90 days 1 sponsor was added and 1 was removed. The register is re-read from GOV.UK every day, and each change is recorded with the date it was observed.

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Industries on this route

Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily, plus Companies House. How this data is produced.