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
- Diocese of Derby )diocesan Board of Finance LimitedDerby · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Diocese of Down & ConnorBelfast · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Diocese of East AngliaNorwich · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Diocese of HallamSheffield · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- 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 Exchange Christian CentreLeeds · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Divine Grace Baptist ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Divine Television Foundation LtdRamsgate · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2019
- 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
- DORSET ISLAMIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION T/A Poole MosquePoole · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- 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
- DREAMSAI Milton KeynesMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Dunfield House LimitedKington · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Durham Diocesan Board of FinanceDurham · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Earlesfield Community ChurchGrantham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- East Birmingham Central MasjidBirmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- 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
- 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
- Ekklesia HullKingston Upon Hull · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- El-Bethel MissionBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Elam MinistriesSurrey · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Elim Foursquare Gospel AllianceWest Malvern · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- 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
- 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 Celebration CentreHayes · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2016
- 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
- Enjoy ChurchPortishead · Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- 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
- Faithful Companions Of Jesus Charitable Incorporated OrganisationIsleworth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- FaithLife Centre MinistriesManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- 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-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 HalifaxHalifax · 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
- Faizan-E-Madinah RotherhamRotherham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Faizan-E-MustafaBirmingham · Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- 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
- First IPC Presbytery of EnglandHounslow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- FMDM Foundation CIOGodalming · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Forkania Education & Cultural CentreSouthall · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- 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 Missionaries Of St JosephBolton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- 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
- Freedom Ark TrustLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- 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
- Gaia House TrustNewton Abbot · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Gate Church International SCIODundee · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- Gates of Praise International Christian CentreGrays · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Gateshead International MinistriesFerndown · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Gateway ChurchLeeds · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
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.