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
- Diocese of HerefordHereford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Diocese of Hexham and NewcastleNewcastle upon Tyne · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Diocese of Ireland, Scotland, North East England and Affiliated RegionsWhitley Bay · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Diocese of LeedsLeeds · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Diocese of LeicesterLeicester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Diocese of Middlesbrough TrusteeMiddlesbrough · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Diocese of NorwichEaston · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Diocese of Sheffield Diocesan Board of FinanceRotherham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Divine Grace Baptist ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, CIO No.1168379Crawley · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Dominican Sisters Of St JosephLymington · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Downside SchoolRadstock · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Dr AMBEDKAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE OF GREAT BRITIANWOLVERHAMPTON · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Dunfield House LimitedKington · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Durham Diocesan Board of FinanceDurham · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- East Birmingham Central MasjidBIRMINGHAM · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Edinburgh Hindu Mandir & Cultural CentreEDINBURGH · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Edpx LtdEpsom · Creative Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- El-Bethel MissionBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Elim Tamil MinistriesHarlow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Ella Kanthan TrustNUNEATON · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Emmanuel Celebration CentreHAYES · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2016
- Earlesfield Community ChurchGrantham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- East Midlands Buddhist AssociationLeicester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- East Midlands Christian FellowshipsDerby · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- East Sheen Baptist ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- East-London Buddhist Cultural - CentreLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's-in-the-forest, WalthamstowLONDON · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Ekklesia HullKingston Upon Hull · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Elam MinistriesSurrey · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Elim Foursquare Gospel AllianceWest Malvern · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Ely Diocesan Board of FinanceWitchford Nr Ely · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Emmanuel Assemblies of GodLeeds · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Emmanuel Baptist ChurchLisburn · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Emmanuel Church, WimbledonLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Empire of God Father, Son and The Holy Spirit MinistriesBurton-on-Trent · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Empower Global T/A Family ChurchPortsmouth · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Kidist Selassie Church ManchesterSalford · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- European Outreach TrustActon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Euston ChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- Evangel Pentecostal ChurchCroydon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of EnglandCambridge · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Every Nation LondonLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Exodus TrustLisburn · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Faith Miracle ChurchLONDON · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Faizan-E-MustafaBirmingham · Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- FMDM Foundation CIOGodalming · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Forkania Education & Cultural CentreSouthall · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Franciscan Missionaries Of St JosephBolton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- Freedom Ark TrustLONDON · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- FaithLife Centre MinistriesManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Faithful Companions Of Jesus Charitable Incorporated OrganisationIsleworth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Faizan - e- Rasool Education Centre LimitedBirmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2014
- Faizan e IslamCoventry · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Faizan e Madina RochdaleRochdale · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Faizan-E-Madina HalifaxHalifax · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Faizan-E-Madinah RotherhamRotherham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Faizan-e-Islam Edecational and CulturalTrusCentreManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Faizan-e-Madina AccringtonAccrington · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Faizan-e-Madina BradfordBradford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Faizan-e-Madina BristolBRISTOL · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Faizan-e-Madina DerbyDerby · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Faizan-e-Madina SloughSlough · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2015
- Faizan-e-Madina StechfordBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- Farnworth Baptist Church/TLG BoltonFarnworth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Favour HouseCanterbury · Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Federation of SynagoguesLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Fellowship of Churches of ChristBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Festival ChurchChester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Findhorn FoundationForres · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- First IPC Presbytery of EnglandHounslow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Foundation MattersBarrow on Trent · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Fountain of Love, RCCGAberdeen · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Foursquare Gospel Church (Praise Chapel)London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Franciscan Daughters of the Immaculate HeartLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Franciscan Missionaries of Mary UK CIOLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Franciscan Missionary Sisters of LittlehamptonLittlehampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Franciscan Servants of Mary TrustLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Franciscan Sisters of the Heart of JesusLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Free Believers in Christ Fellowship TrustLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Free Church of EnglandWillenhall · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2019
- Free Church of ScotlandEdinburgh · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Free Methodist Church in the UKKingswood, Bristol · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Free Presbyterian Church of ScotlandGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Friar Servants of MaryLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Friends International MinistriesOxford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Frontline NationsLlanelli · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- GATEWAY MINISTRIES T/A Gateway ChapelCrayford, · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Gatwick Bangladeshi Islamic And Community AssociationHorley · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Gaudiya Mission UKLONDON · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Gb Srs BrundavanCOWLEY · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- GFA WorldManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Global Harvest MinistriesLewisham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- Global Impact Giving MinistriesSOUTHAMPTON · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- God City LondonKent · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Goodnews Christian CentreWALSALL · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Grace Evangelistic Ministries EuropeCroydon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Gurdwara Baba Buddha Sahib JiLONDON · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Gurdwara Dasmesh DarbarMANOR PARK · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran SahibCOVENTRY · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
Recent register changes
Recently added
- Goodnews Assemblies of God1 Sept 2026
- Hope Family Church26 Aug 2026
- Gb Srs Brundavan25 Aug 2026
- Saivanerik Koodam - Southend24 Aug 2026
- Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue24 Aug 2026
- The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal14 Aug 2026
- Harper Church6 Aug 2026
- Mata Chintpurni Mandir Ltd Trading As29 Jul 2026
Recently removed
- Christ Apostolic Church Canaan Land Birmingham4 Sept 2026
- Wat Buddharam (London)3 Sept 2026
- Gb Srs Brundavan25 Aug 2026
- Baptist Mid-MIssion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20 Aug 2026
- The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal14 Aug 2026
- Harper Memorial Baptist Church6 Aug 2026
- The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege24 Jul 2026
- Triumph Of Grace Ministries17 Jul 2026
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
- 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
Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily, plus Companies House. How this data is produced.