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.
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- 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
- BAE Systems PlcLondon · Manufacturing & Industrial136
- University of OxfordOxford · Education86
- University College LondonLondon · Education63
- King's College LondonLondon · Education60
- University of EdinburghEdinburgh · Education44
- Essex County CouncilChelmsford · Public Sector & Non-Profit33
- University of BirminghamBirmingham · Education33
- Lancaster UniversityLancaster · Education25
- Arm LimitedCambridge · Technology & Software24
- University of LeicesterLEICESTER · Education19
All 244 licensed sponsors
- University of GlasgowGlasgow · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 202519 jobs
- University of GloucestershireCheltenham · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- University of Hertfordshire Higher Education CorporationHatfield · Government Authorised Exchange, International Sportsperson · on register since 2013
- University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20135 jobs
- University of HullHull · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20201 jobs
- University of KentCanterbury · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- University of LancashirePreston · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20256 jobs
- University of Leeds(Human Resources)Leeds · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 2013
- University of LeicesterLEICESTER · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 201319 jobs
- University of LincolnLincoln · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- University of LiverpoolLiverpool · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 201317 jobs
- University of LondonLondon · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20201 jobs
- University of NottinghamNottingham · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20206 jobs
- University of OxfordOxford · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 201386 jobs
- University of PlymouthPlymouth · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20175 jobs
- University of PortsmouthPortsmouth · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20139 jobs
- University of ReadingReading · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20135 jobs
- University of South WalesPontypridd · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 2020
- University of SouthamptonSouthampton · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20134 jobs
- University of St AndrewsSt Andrews · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20132 jobs
- University of St Mark & St JohnPlymouth · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2014
- University of StaffordshireStoke on Trent · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- University of StirlingStirling · Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20243 jobs
- University of StrathclydeGlasgow · Government Authorised Exchange, International Sportsperson · on register since 20258 jobs
- University of SunderlandSunderland · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20135 jobs
- University of SurreyGuildford · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 201310 jobs
- University of SussexBrighton · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20202 jobs
- University of TeessideMiddlesbrough · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- University of UlsterColeraine · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- University of WalesCardiff · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter CampusLampeter · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- University of WarwickCoventry · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 202013 jobs
- University of WestminsterLondon · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20203 jobs
- University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 2013
- University of YorkYork · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 201312 jobs
- University of the Arts LondonLondon · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20206 jobs
- University of the Highlands and IslandsInverness · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- University of the West of EnglandBRISTOL · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20205 jobs
- University of the West of ScotlandPaisley · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20204 jobs
- VisitDenmarkLondon · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Welsh ParliamentCardiff · Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 2021
- Wrexham UniversityWrexham · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20231 jobs
- York St John UniversityYORK · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20135 jobs
- master and fellows of peterhousecambridge · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
Recent register changes
Recently added
- London and South East University Group4 Aug 2026
- Royal Veterinary College11 Feb 2026
- Hrmny7 Jan 2026
- Lgc Limited23 Jul 2025
- United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory27 May 2025
- University of Lancashire11 Apr 2025
- University of Staffordshire24 Feb 2025
- UK Space Agency13 Feb 2025
Recently removed
- University of Greenwich4 Aug 2026
- Home Office PB1 Test Licence21 May 2026
- University of Central Lancashire11 Apr 2025
- St George's, University of London27 Feb 2025
- University of Glasw22 Jan 2025
- Scottish vernment22 Jan 2025
- ldsmiths University of London22 Jan 2025
- Framen LLP22 Jan 2025
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.
Top locations
Industries on this route
Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily, plus Companies House. How this data is produced.