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
- 246
- On the register today
- Added (90 days)
- 1
- New sponsors
- Removed (90 days)
- 1
- Left the register
- Live sponsored jobs
- 818
- 107 employers hiring now
Most advertised salaries at these sponsors are between £25,301 and £60,000, with a median of £38,682, based on live job adverts.
Sponsors with the most job adverts
Includes recruitment agencies, which advertise jobs for other employers.
- BAE Systems PlcLondon · Manufacturing & Industrial169
- Essex County CouncilChelmsford · Public Sector & Non-Profit128
- University of OxfordOxford · Education53
- University College LondonLondon · Education29
- University of EdinburghEdinburgh · Education27
- King's College LondonLondon · Education26
- University of East AngliaNorwich · Education23
- Arm LimitedCambridge · Technology & Software18
- Lancaster UniversityLancaster · Education17
- University of LeicesterLeicester · Education16
Top locations
Industries on this route
All 246 licensed sponsors
- University of EssexColchester · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20132 jobs
- University of ExeterExeter · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 20139 jobs
- University of GlasgowGlasgow · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 202510 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 20131 job
- University of HullHull · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20203 jobs
- University of KentCanterbury · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- University of LancashirePreston · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20253 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 201312 jobs
- University of LondonLondon · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- University of NottinghamNottingham · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20205 jobs
- University of OxfordOxford · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 201354 jobs
- University of PlymouthPlymouth · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20172 jobs
- University of PortsmouthPortsmouth · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20131 job
- University of ReadingReading · Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20133 jobs
- University of South WalesPontypridd · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20201 job
- University of SouthamptonSouthampton · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20137 jobs
- University of St AndrewsSt Andrews · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20134 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 202411 jobs
- University of StrathclydeGlasgow · Government Authorised Exchange, International Sportsperson · on register since 20253 jobs
- University of SunderlandSunderland · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 2013
- University of SurreyGuildford · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20132 jobs
- University of SussexBrighton · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- University of TeessideMiddlesbrough · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- 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 20201 job
- University of the West of EnglandBristol · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20206 jobs
- University of the West of ScotlandPaisley · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 20209 jobs
- 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 20206 jobs
- University of WestminsterLondon · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20131 job
- University of YorkYork · Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 201310 jobs
- US-UK Educational Commission (US-UK Fulbright Commission)London · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- VisitDenmarkLondon · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Welsh ParliamentCardiff · Government Authorised Exchange · on register since 20211 job
- Wrexham UniversityWrexham · Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- York St John UniversityYork · 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
- St Mary's University11 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
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
- Banr University22 Jan 2025
- Framen LLP22 Jan 2025
- ldsmiths University of London22 Jan 2025
- Scottish vernment22 Jan 2025
Common questions
- How many UK employers can sponsor a Government Authorised Exchange visa?
- 246 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.
Source: Home Office register and Companies House. About the data.