Employers licensed to sponsor Religious Worker visas

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• WiseHigh Wycombe · Financial Services
  35
• The Salvation ArmyLondon · Retail & E-commerce
  10
• Archdiocese of LiverpoolLiverpool · Public Sector & Non-Profit
  1
• The Navigators UK LtdSouthampton · Public Sector & Non-Profit
  1

All 1,418 licensed sponsors

• The Community Of The Many Names Of GodCarmarthenshire · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Community of Our Lady of WalsinghamDereham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
• The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the RenewalCanning Town · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
• The Congregation of the Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre OSB (Tyburn Nuns)London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
• The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of LiegeSutton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
• The Congregation of the MissionLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
• The Congregation of the Passion of Jesus ChristHerne Bay · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
• The Danish Church in LondonLondon · Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
• The Dhammapadipa TempleEdinburgh · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
• The Dharma TrustSaffron Walden · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
• The Elite ChurchTipton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
• The English Dominican Congregation StoneStone · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
• The English Province of The Sisters of Saint Joseph of AnnecyNewport · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
• The English Province of the Order of PreachersOXFORD · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
• The English Region of the Daughters of Joseph and MaryWest Wickham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
• The English Sangha Trust LimitedHemel Hempstead · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
• The Epaphras TrustGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
• The Focolare TrustHertfordshire · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
• The Foundations TrustCambridge · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
• The Gate ChurchBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
• The Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church In Great BritainLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (Birmingham) UKBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
• The Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of CharityLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
• The Heralds TrustLivingston · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
• The Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of LondonLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
• The International Community ChurchOxshott · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
• The Iona CommunityGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
• The Islamic Academy of ManchesterManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
• The Kabbalah CentreLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
• The King's Castle ChurchNewcastle upon Tyne · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
• The King's Church DurhamDurham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
• The Liberal Jewish SynagogueLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
• The Lighthouse Church - New MaldenNew Malden · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
• The Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance LtdLincoln · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
• The London Buddhist CentreBury St Edmunds · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
• The Lord's Chosen Charistmatic Revival MinistriesLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
• The Madina Mosque & Islamic Centre LtdOldham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
• The Medway Towns Gurdwara Sabha LtdRochester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
• The Message TrustManchester · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 2023
• The Midlands Buddhist AssociationBirmingham · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
• The Midlands International Buddhist Association in the United KingdomBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
• The Missionary Sisters for Polish MigrantsLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
• The Missionary Sisters of St ColumbanLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
• The Mosque & Islamic Centre of BrentLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
• The Muslim Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of EssexChelmsford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
• The Navigators UK LtdSouthampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
  1 jobs
• The New Testament Gospel ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Northampton Roman Catholic Diocesan TrustNorthampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
• The Norwegian ChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
• The OIKOS CollectiveErdington, Birmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
• The Oakes Trust (Sheffield)SHEFFIELD · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
• The Oxford Evangelical PastorateOxford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
• The Oxford Group (trading as Initiatives of Change UK)London · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
• The Pais ProjectBurnley · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
• The Parasakthy Hindu (Saiva) Temple Trust UK T/A Sri Raja Rajeswary Amman TempleStoneleigh · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
• The Parochial Church Council of Christ Church Turnham GreenChiswick · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Benefice of TottonSouthampton · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, KensingtonLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of EarlhamNorwich · Religious Worker · on register since 2024
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of FetchamLeatherhead · Religious Worker · on register since 2022
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of SonningSonning · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew's OxfordOxford · Religious Worker · on register since 2024
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Southend-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist, Locks HeathSouthampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke and Christ Church , ChelseaLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew with St Sidwell, ExeterExeter · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, Leamington PriorsLeamington Spa · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen and St WulstanBirmingham · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
• The PrayerhouseWool · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
• The Ramgarhia Board, LeedsLeeds · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
• The RampManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
• The Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG) Rivers Of Joy DagenhamBarking · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Assemblies CanaanlandLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
• The Redeemed Assemblies Trust (Love Power Centre)Manchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
• The Redeemed Assemblies Trust ScotlandPaisley, · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
• The Redeemed Christian Christian Church of God (RCCG) Jubilee Christian Centre WolverhamptonWolverhampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) City of David WolverhamptonWolverhampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Light House ParishWantage · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Lighthouse AbingdonWantage · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Wisdom CentreManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God Christ Chapel For All NationsLondon · Religious Worker · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God Solution Assembly, NewcastleNewcastle upon Tyne · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God The Pathfinder ParishManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God Victory House,RochdaleRochdale · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Freedom HouseErith Kent · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Great Open Door Tabernacle Parish PrestonPreston · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Jubilee House for all NationsRomford, · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Victory CentreLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Victory @ ReadingReading · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Zion Hill, BurtonDerby · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
• The Religious Of Christian InstructionSherborne · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
• The Representative Body of the Church in WalesCARDIFF · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
• The Roman Catholic Diocese of LancasterLancaster · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
• The Salvation ArmyLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
  10 jobs
• The Sanghapadipa TempleSwansea · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
• The Santiwongsaram TempleBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
• The Shepherd's Flock International Church, United KingdomSkegness · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
• The Sikh Society of Milton KeynesMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
• The Sikh Temple Trust NottinghamNottingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
• The Sisters of Providence, RosminianLoughborough · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022

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

• London290
• Birmingham59
• Manchester40
• Glasgow31
• Leicester20
• Coventry19
• Edinburgh18
• Oxford17
• Bristol17
• Leeds16
• Belfast16
• Bradford15

Industries on this route

• Public Sector & Non-Profit1,208
• Education82
• Healthcare40
• Hospitality & Food Service16
• Retail & E-commerce12
• Technology & Software11
• Property & Construction10
• Manufacturing & Industrial8
• Media, Marketing & Creative8
• Professional Services7
• Other6
• Financial Services6
• Travel, Transport & Mobility3
• Energy, Utilities & Sustainability1