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
- Christ Healing Evangelical ChurchGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- CHRIST LIGHT ASSEMBLIES UK (aka CLASS UK)Kent · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Christ United Pentecostal Ministries Liberty HouseNorthampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Christ Universal Impact Outreach MinistriesEltham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Christ`s Chosen Church Of GodManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- ChristarMaidenhead · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- ChristChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- ChristChurch BansteadBanstead · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Christian Associates NetworkGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Christian Faith Centre International MinistriesBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Christian Fellowship ChurchBelfast · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Christian Outreach Centre-Bishop's StortfordBishop's Stortford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Chroma ChurchLeicester · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Church ArmySheffield · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Church Communities UKRobertsbridge · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Church of England Central ServicesLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Church Of God Mission International (Dagenham)Brentwood · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Church of Ireland and Methodist Chaplaincy BelfastBelfast · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Church of Scientology Religious Education College IncEast Grinstead · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Church of the Nazarene British Isles North DistrictPerth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District BISDAshton-under-Lyne · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- City ChurchBelfast · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- City Church (Cambridge)Cambridge · Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- City Church BirminghamBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- City Church ManchesterManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- City Gates ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- City Life ChurchPortsmouth · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- City Of Faith MinistryBarking · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- City Of God Christian CentreNewcastle upon Tyne · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- City of GodsSheffield · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- City on a HillEdinburgh · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- City Valley ChurchShipley · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Claretian Missionaries TrustSt Neots · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- CLC International (UK)Sandycroft · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Clifton DioceseBristol · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Co-Mission Initiative TrustLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- coleraine church of christColeraine · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Comboni Missionary Sisters CIOBirmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Commission Apostolic Trust LtdBournemouth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Community Church of GodTottenham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Community Church PutneyPutney · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Community Of Christ-British Isles Mission CentreChesterfield · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Community of Saint JohnLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Community of the Risen ChristGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Community of the Sisters of the ChurchGerrards Cross · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Congregation of Jesus Charitable TrustYork · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Congregation of Our Lady of SionLondon · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions CIOHarrow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Congregation of Our Lady, Canonesses of St Augustine CIOLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Congregation Of The Daughters of the Holy Spirit CIONorthampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherin of Siena Newcastle, NatalBushey · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Congregation of the Holy Spirit, British ProvinceChester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of BetharramSolihull · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Congregation Of The Sisters Of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary, Mother Of ChristWalsall · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Cor-Lumen Christi TrustChertsey · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Cornerstone Church PortsmouthSouthsea · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Cornerstone Collective of ChurchesLiverpool · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Cornerstone Community Church (Wales)Swansea · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Cornerstone Global MinistriesSouthampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Cornerstone St AndrewsSt Andrews · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- corpus christi carmelitesYork · Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Corrymeela CommunityBallycastle · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Covenant of Mercy LtdCanary Wharf, London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Covenant Players (UK) TrustCwmbran · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Covenant Restoration Chapel InternationalReading · Charity Worker, Creative Worker · on register since 2018
- Coventry Diocesan Board of FinanceCoventry · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Coventry Shri Sidhi Vinayagar DevasthanamCoventry · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Croftlands Community ChurchUlverston · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Cross MissionLuton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Crossover Chapel InternationalLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Crossroads Church EdinburghEdinburgh · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Crown Christian Heritage TrustDroitwich · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Crown Jesus MinistriesBelfast · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Currie community churchEdinburgh · on register since 2026
- Da' Watul Islam UK & Eire LimitedLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Danbury Mission ChurchDanbury · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Dar Ul Uloom Islamia LongsightManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Darul-IlmDewsbury · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Dashmesh Sikh TempleManchester · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Daughters of Divine CharityMiddleton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Daughters of Divine Love, English RegionLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Daughters of Mary Help of ChristiansLiverpool · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Daughters of Mary Mother of MercyLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Daughters of Our Lady of ProvidenceAlton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Daughters Of St PaulLiverpool · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Dayspring Chapel MinistriesBristol · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- DCF Community ChurchIsle of Skye · Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- De La Salle Great Britain CIOOxford · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Demonstration of Holy Ghost and Power MinistryEdinburgh · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Dennistoun Baptist Church SCIOGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Denstone CollegeUttoxeter · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 20131 job
- Dera Baba Gobind DassWolverhampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Dhamma Centre (Colchester)Colchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Dhamma Nikethanaya International Community Centre For Education Meditation Psychotherapy And CounsellingLetchworth Garden City · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Dhammakaya International Society of the United KingdomWoking · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Dhammakaya North United KingdomTyne and Wear · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- Diadem Ministries international -Diadem ChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Diocese of Arundel and BrightonCrawley · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Diocese Of BrentwoodBrentwood · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
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.