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
- 1,436
- On the register today
- Added (90 days)
- 23
- New sponsors
- Removed (90 days)
- 23
- Left the register
- Live sponsored jobs
- 36
- 8 employers hiring now
Most advertised salaries at these sponsors are between £27,040 and £88,467, with a median of £70,061, 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
- Presbyterian Church in IrelandBelfast · Public Sector & Non-Profit3
- The Salvation ArmyLondon · Retail & E-commerce3
- Denstone CollegeUttoxeter · Education1
- Woodlands Group of ChurchesBristol · Public Sector & Non-Profit1
- Cairn MovementGlasgow · Public Sector & Non-Profit1
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Great Britain)High Wycombe · Public Sector & Non-Profit1
Top locations
Industries on this route
- Public Sector & Non-Profit1,224
- Education83
- Healthcare39
- Hospitality & Food Service16
- Retail & E-commerce12
- Property & Construction11
- Technology & Software11
- Manufacturing & Industrial8
- Media, Marketing & Creative8
- Professional Services7
- Financial Services7
- Other6
- Travel, Transport & Mobility3
- Energy, Utilities & Sustainability1
All 1,436 licensed sponsors
- Bodhisattva Kadampa Meditation CentreHove · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Body Of Christ Evangelical ChurchGravesend · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Bow Muslim Cultural CentreLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Bracknell Islamic Cultural SocietyBracknell · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK)London · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Breakforth Evangelical Church And MinistryGreater Manchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Brent Sikh CentreLondon · Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- Bridge Family ChurchEdinburgh · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- British Union Conference of Seventh-Day AdventistsWatford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Brittania Hindu (Shiva) Temple TrustLondon · Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Brothers of the Sacred HeartSt Albans · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- BSSN FoundationMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Buddha Metta SocietyChorlton Cum Hardy · Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- Byoma Kusuma Buddhadharma SanghaSouth Ruislip · Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- C & S Church Of ZionLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- Cac Skills Development CentreCumbernauld · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Cairn MovementGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 20251 job
- Calderwood Baptist ChurchEast Kilbride · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- Calvary Braid ValleyBallymena · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Calvary Chapel Hastings LimitedSt Leonards on Sea · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Calvary Chapel Of HarrogateHarrogate · Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Calvary Chapel Oxford LimitedOxford · Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- Calvary Chapel YorkYork · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- Calvary Christian FellowshipMotherwell · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Calvary Ministries WorldwideDerby · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Canterbury CathedralCanterbury · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 2013
- Canterbury Diocesan Board of FinanceCanterbury · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Canvas (Birmingham)Birmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- Capitanio SistersLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Capuchin Franciscan Province of Great BritainErith · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Cardigan Islamic Cultural Centre LtdCardigan · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- CARMELITE PRIORY - OXFORD (The Friends of Whitefriars Oxford Trust)Oxford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Cathedral Church of St Andrews in WellsWells · Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- Catholic Diocese of DerryLondonderry · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Catholic Diocese of PortsmouthPortsmouth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Catholic Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great BritainPreston · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Causeway Coast VineyardColeraine · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- CCC Church Of Christ Sidcup Kent ParishOrpington · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- CCC Jehovah Emmanuel ParishManchester · Creative Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Celebrate Church BradfordBradford · on register since 2026
- Celestial Church Of Christ - House Of Praise ParishManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Celestial Church of Christ Aduragbemi (Power of Prayer) ParishLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Celestial Church Of Christ Amazing Grace ParishNew Addington · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Celestial Church Of Christ Clapham Parish Tabernacle Of LiberationLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Celestial Church Of Christ Victory Land ParishHuddersfield · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Celestial Church of Christ, Manchester Parish 1Rusholme · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Celestial Church Of Christ. Salvation Ark ParishManchester · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 2023
- Celestial Church Of Christileri Oluwa Parish ManchesterManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Center For Inner SciencesMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- Central Gurdwara Singh SabhaGlasgow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Central Harvest ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Central Jamia Mosque Madni & Education CentreHalifax · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Central Mosque RochdaleRochdale · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Centre 61 MinistriesNewcastle · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) LimitedLeeds · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Chalmers Church EdinburghEdinburgh · Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Charity For Roman Catholic Purposes Administered In Connection With The English Province Of The Community Of The Religious Of Jesus And MaryFelixstowe · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Charity of the Bernardine SistersStroud · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Chashtiah Educational TrustRochdale · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Cheerful HeartGloucester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Chelmsford Hindu SocietyChelmsford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Chelmsford Presbyterian ChurchChelmsford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Chelmsford Srinivasa Perumal TempleChelmsford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Chemin Neuf CommunityStorrington · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Child Evangelism Fellowship of BritainPoole · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Child Evangelism Fellowship of IrelandBelfast · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Chinese Alliance Churches Union (UK)Manchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Chinese Church in LondonLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Chinese Overseas Christian MissionMilton Keynes · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Chinmaya Mission UKLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Christ Apostolic ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Christ Apostolic Church - House of Prayer, GlasgowGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Christ Apostolic Church Dominion OutreachManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Christ Apostolic Church Faith ChapelStoke-on-Trent · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Christ Apostolic Church Glorious AssemblyWest Bromwich · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Christ Apostolic Church God is Love.Purfleet · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Christ Apostolic Church International Miracle CentreLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Christ Apostolic Church Mount Of RehobothWillenhall · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Christ Apostolic Church Mount Zion InternationalPeckham, London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Christ Apostolic Church New Testament AssemblyLuton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Christ Apostolic Church Pilgrims TabernacleLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Christ Apostolic Church StockwellLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Christ Apostolic Church Wonders AssemblyDartford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Christ Apostolic Church Word of His GraceBedfordshire · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Christ Apostolic Church, Grace And Truth Ministry, BirminghamWalsall · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Christ Apostolic Church-House Of Glory Mission InternationalCroydon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Christ Apostolic Mission Church (Joy Of Salvation)London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Christ Church BirminghamBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Christ Church CathedralOxford · Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Christ Church CentralSheffield · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Christ Church FulwoodSheffield · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Christ Church Haywards HeathHaywards Heath · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Christ Church InternationalKent · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- Christ Church LiverpoolLiverpool · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Christ Church LondonLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Christ Church Southampton CIOSouthampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- Christ Church Worksop & St Lukes Shireoaks PCCWorksop · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Christ EmbassyBarking · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Christ Exalted ChurchWellingborough · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Christ Gospel AssemblyTilbury · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
Recent register changes
Recently added
- 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
- Alfoxton Park Trust19 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
- 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
- Springforth International Ministry Church16 Oct 2026
Common questions
- How many UK employers can sponsor a Religious Worker visa?
- 1,436 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 23 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.