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
- Haverfordwest Central MosqueHaverfordwest · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Havering Islamic Cultural CentreEssex · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Hawthorne Trust LimitedFarningham · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Hazrat Sultan Bahu TrustBirmingham · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 2016
- HCJB-UK LimitedBradford · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- He Lives Bible ChurchMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Hendon Adath Yisroel CongregationLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
- Hereford CathedralHereford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
- Hermon Mar Thoma ChurchSutton Coldfield · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Heruka KMCLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- High Praise ChapelLondon · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Hillsong Church LondonLondon · Charity Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker · on register since 2020
- Hindu Buddhist Cultural AssociationOlney · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Hindu Centre (East London) Radha Krishna TempleLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Hindu Cultural AssociationCardiff · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Hindu Cultural Association ( Mata Da Mandir)Dudley · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Hindu Cultural SocietyStoke on Trent · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Hindu Cultural SocietyMiddlesBrough · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Hindu Cultural SocietyBradford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Hindu Cultural Society North West KentGravesend · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Hindu Mandir (Glasgow)Glasgow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Hindu Pragati SanghaLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Hindu Religious AssociationLeamington Spa · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Hindu Samaj SheffieldSheffield · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Hindu SocietyLondon · on register since 2026
- Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (UK)Leicester · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Hindu Tamil Cultural Association (Enfield)London · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Hindu Temple & Cultural Trust CentreHounslow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Hindu Temple Geeta BhawanDerby · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Hindu Temple TrustSouthall · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Hingham Christian FellowshipNorwich · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- His Church LondonLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the EastHanwell · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Holy Cross AbbeyWhitland · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Holy Family Sisters Of Saint EmilieLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Holy Ghost Missionary CongregationBristol · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Holy Ghost Power ChapelBorehamwood · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Holy Metropolis Of Mercia And The British IslesBirmingham · Charity Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Holy Mission of Guru NanakLondon · Charity Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Holy Nation ChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Holy Trinity Armenian ChurchManchester · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Holy Trinity ChurchEastbourne · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Holy Trinity ChurchLeicester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Holy Trinity Church, RichmondRichmond · on register since 2026
- Holy Trinity FrogmoreSt Albans · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Holy Trinity Parochial Church CouncilMacclesfield · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Holyghost Christian CentreLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Holyrood Evangelical ChurchEdinburgh · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Holyword City Church GlasgowGlasgow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Hope (Portsmouth)Portsmouth · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Hope and Anchor Community ChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 20236 jobs
- Hope ChapelBristol · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Hope ChurchOldham · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Hope Church NetworkPetersfield · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Hope Church OrpingtonOrpington · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Hope City Church EdinburghEdinburgh · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2022
- Hope for the Poor and Needy (H-PAN)Manchester · Charity Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2019
- Hope Vineyard Church OxfordOxford · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Hopealive Outreach MinistriesNorthampton · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Hopeman Baptist ChurchHopeman · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Horton Bank Education CentreBradford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Hour of Grace Family Chapel InternationalLeeds · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- House of Empowerment International MinistryCoventry · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 2024
- House of Favour International Church {Restoration Centre)Wolverhampton · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- House of Liberty MinistryCroydon · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 2025
- House of Praise TrustLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- House Of RevivalCoventry · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- House On The RockLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2015
- House On The Rock Christian MinistryWelwyn Garden City · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- House On The Rock International ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Hujjat-ul-Islam Hitchin MosqueHitchin · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Husaini Islamic CentrePeterborough · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- ICC MissionsBuckhurst Hill · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Idaara Maarif-e-Islam (Hussainia Mosque & Community Centre)Birmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- Identity Youth ProjectGreat Yarmouth · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Igem Christ Covenant ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- IGLESIA NI CRISTO (Church of Christ)Sunbury on Thames · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Igreja Batista Em MissaoLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Imamia Mission London UKIlford · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Immanuel Mar Thoma Church, CardiffCardiff · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Ims - Sda Reform MovementLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Indian Muslim Patel SocietyDewsbury · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Inspire London ChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- INSTITUTE OF CHARITY(The Rosminians)Mansfield · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Institute of Christ the King Sovereign PriestNew Brighton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Institute Of St.MarcellinaLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Intercessors Ministries Of Great BritainCatford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- International Anjuman-e-Khuddam-ul-Sofia and Amir-e- Millat Trust FoundationBirmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- International Bible Students AssociationChelmsford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- International BoardRedhill · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- International Buddhist Progress Society (UK)London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- International Gospel Of Truth ChurchLondon · Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- International Gospel OutreachNorthallerton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- International Grace of God ChurchLondon · Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- International Praise CentreLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- International Service Fellowship TrustBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- International Siddhashram Shakti CentreHarrow-Weald · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)Aldenham, Watford · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 2013
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness LondonLondon · Creative Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- International Teams UK Trust LtdCorfe Mullen, Wimborne · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
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.