Employers licensed to sponsor Religious Worker visas

The Religious Worker route covers religious orders and non-pastoral religious work for up to two years. It is distinct from the Minister of Religion route, which is for leading a congregation and permits a longer stay.

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Licensed sponsors
1,418
Currently on the Home Office register
Added (90 days)
23
New licences seen since
Removed (90 days)
18
Licences that left the register
Live sponsored jobs
47
4 employers hiring now

Advertised salaries at these sponsors run from £12,000 to £145,000, with a median of £64,790. 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 1,418 licensed sponsors

Recent register changes

Common questions

How many UK employers can sponsor a Religious Worker visa?
1,418 organisations hold a sponsor licence covering the Religious Worker route. Only a licensed sponsor can assign a certificate of sponsorship for it.
Can any UK employer sponsor a Religious Worker visa?
No. An employer must first apply to the Home Office for a sponsor licence covering the Religious Worker 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 23 sponsors were added and 18 were 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.