Employers licensed to sponsor Minister of Religion visas
The Minister of Religion route (formerly Tier 2 Minister of Religion) is for people taking up a role leading a congregation or performing pastoral duties within a faith community. Sponsors are churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other religious organisations.
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- Licensed sponsors
- 1,961
- On the register today
- Added (90 days)
- 43
- New sponsors
- Removed (90 days)
- 27
- Left the register
- Live sponsored jobs
- 39
- 9 employers hiring now
Most advertised salaries at these sponsors are between £27,040 and £86,327, with a median of £66,508, based on live job adverts.
Sponsors with the most job adverts
Includes recruitment agencies, which advertise jobs for other employers.
- WiseHigh Wycombe · Financial Services20
- Hope and Anchor Community ChurchLondon · Public Sector & Non-Profit6
- St Brendans Sixth Form CollegeBristol · Education3
- Presbyterian Church in IrelandBelfast · Public Sector & Non-Profit3
- The Salvation ArmyLondon · Retail & E-commerce3
- Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury · Education1
- Cairn MovementGlasgow · Public Sector & Non-Profit1
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Great Britain)High Wycombe · Public Sector & Non-Profit1
- Carmelite MonasteryWare · Property & Construction1
Top locations
Industries on this route
- Public Sector & Non-Profit1,701
- Education107
- Healthcare50
- Property & Construction17
- Other16
- Technology & Software11
- Retail & E-commerce11
- Media, Marketing & Creative10
- Hospitality & Food Service9
- Professional Services9
- Manufacturing & Industrial8
- Financial Services7
- Travel, Transport & Mobility3
- Energy, Utilities & Sustainability2
All 1,961 licensed sponsors
- Northampton Church of ChristNorthampton · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Notre Dame de FranceLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Nottingham Hindu Temple and Community CentreNottingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Nottingham Liberal SynagogueNottingham · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan TrusteesNottingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Nuneaton Muslim SocietyNuneaton · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Oasis Christian FellowshipAberdeen · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Oasis Of Love International CentreWolverhampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- Oban Congregational ChurchOban · on register since 2026
- Oblates of Mary ImmaculateLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Oblates of the AssumptionLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- OCCA House LtdOxford · Charity Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker · on register since 2022
- Oldham Bethel ChurchOldham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Olivet AssemblyUckfield · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- Om Saravanabhava Seva TrustLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- OMF InternationalManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- One Another MinistriesCannock · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- One Mission SocietyBelfast · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Operation MobilisationOswestry · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Opus Dei Charitable TrustLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceTenby · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Order of Friars Minor CIOWoodford Green · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Order of St AugustineLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Order of the Most Holy saviour of St. BridgetIver Heath · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Oshwal Association of the UKNothhaw · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Our Lady of Bethlehem Abbey TrustPortglenone · on register since 2026
- Our Lady Of FidelityLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Overtoun HouseDumbarton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Oxford Buddha ViharaOxford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Oxford Centre for Mission StudiesOxford · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Oxford Diocesan Board of FinanceKidlington · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Oxford Evangelical Presbyterian Church CIOOxford · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Oxford Korean ChurchOxford · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Pakistan Muslim AssociationNewcastle Upon Tyne · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Pakistan Muslim Welfare AssociationWalsall · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Pallottine Missionary SistersMacclesfield · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Paramitha Community Development FoundationBristol · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2016
- Parish of Canning Town,Saint MatthiasLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Parish of Christ Church ChorleywoodRickmansworth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Parish of Medstead and Four MarksAlton · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Parochial Church Council of St John the Evangelist Upper NorwoodLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Parochial Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Gateshead St. GeorgeGatesehad · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Patrons InternationalKilkeel · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- PCC of St George & St Paul TivertonTiverton · on register since 2026
- PCC of St Mary & St Ambrose Edgbaston (T/A Rea Church)Birmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- PCC of St Peter's FulhamFulham · on register since 2026
- Peacehaven Baptist ChurchCambridge · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Peak Trinity ChurchBakewell · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Peculiar Peoples MinistriesDagenham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Peebles Baptist Church SCIOBiggar · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Peniel AssemblyCrewe · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Pentecost Baptist ChurchDagenham · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)London · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Pentecostal Sanctuary Bible MinistriesNorthampton · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Penwortham Free Methodist Church (known as King's Church )Preston · on register since 2026
- People of Grace Gospel MissionDartford · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- People's MissionSouth Shields · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Perth Baptist Church SCIOPerth · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Philadelphia Church of GodHenley-In-Arden · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Pilgrim Christian CentreHove · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- Pillar Of ZionLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Pioneers UK MinistriesDoncaster · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Place Of Victory ChurchSwansea · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Plenitude Church SCIOEdinburgh · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Plymouth Diocesan TrustNewton Abbot · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Polish Catholic Mission in England and WalesLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Pontifical Institute of the Religious Teachers FilippiniAlton · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Poor Clare ColettinesHereford · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Poor Servants of the Mother of GodLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Poplar Mosque And Community Centre LimitedLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Portobello Pakistani Educational & Cultural Centre (The Madrasah)Edinburgh · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Portsmouth Central MosquePortsmouth · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Portsmouth Diocesan TrustPortsmouth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Portsmouth Jami Mosque & Islamic CentreSouthsea · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Potter's House Christian Fellowship Church Of South LondonLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Praise TabernacleWembley · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Pray for the World Ministry LimitedNeath · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- Prayer Mission EuropeSurrey · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Prayer StormStockport · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Presbyterian Church in IrelandBelfast · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 20133 jobs
- Presbyterian Church Of Ghana Midland DistrictMilton Keynes · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Anointed Congregation - UKThornton Heath · on register since 2026
- Presbyterian Church of WalesCardiff · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Preston Muslim Society, Masjid E SalaamPreston · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Purley Islamic Community CentrePurley · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Pusey House CIOOxford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Pushti Nidhi (UK) LtdLeicester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
- Pushti Parivar UK LimitedWembley · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Qadria Trust (UK)Birmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Queen Victoria Seamens RestLondon · Charity Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Rabb Di Awaaz Ministries International LtdWest Bromwich · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Radha Krishna Temple Shyama AshramBalham · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Raghuvanshi Mahajan London ("RAMA")Greenford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Ramgarhia Board Leicester and LeicestershireLeicester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Ramgarhia Board NorthamptonNorthampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Ramgarhia Board Sikh TempleWolverhampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Ramgarhia Sabha DerbyDerby · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Ramgarhia Sabha Milton KeynesMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Ramgarhia Sabha(Sikh Temple)Southall · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Ramgarhia Sikh AssociationHayes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
Recent register changes
Recently added
- Jesus family church29 Oct 2026
- Trinity Church Nottingham28 Oct 2026
- Kent Sri Lankan Buddhist Cultural Centre23 Oct 2026
- The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Freedom House23 Oct 2026
- Grace Evangelistic Ministries Europe20 Oct 2026
- Ketumati Buddhist Vihara Trust20 Oct 2026
- RCCG House Of Praise19 Oct 2026
- Covenant Players (UK) Trust13 Oct 2026
Recently removed
- The Redeemed Assemblies Trust30 Oct 2026
- GFA World28 Oct 2026
- Berean Cornerstone Church26 Oct 2026
- Kent Sri Lankan Buddhist Cultural Centre23 Oct 2026
- The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Freedom House23 Oct 2026
- Grace Evangelistic Ministries Europe20 Oct 2026
- Ketumati Buddhist Vihara20 Oct 2026
- GB SRS Brundavan19 Oct 2026
Common questions
- How many UK employers can sponsor a Minister of Religion visa?
- 1,961 organisations hold a sponsor licence covering the Minister of Religion route. Only a licensed sponsor can assign a certificate of sponsorship for it.
- Can any UK employer sponsor a Minister of Religion visa?
- No. An employer must first apply to the Home Office for a sponsor licence covering the Minister of Religion 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 43 sponsors were added and 27 were 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.