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.
Page 8 of 15, listed alphabetically.
- 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
- Merseyside Tamil SchoolLIVERPOOL · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Ministries Without Borders InternationalCardiff · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Mount Zion Christian Ministries International (Freedom Arena)LONDON · Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Mustafa Welfare Society BoltonBolton · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation CentreYork · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Madrasa-Tul-MadinaGlasgow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Maha Shiv Shakti MandirWALSALL · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Mahamevnawa International Meditation CentreBasildon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Mahasi Dhamma FellowshipSalford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Mahavir FoundationHarrow · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2021
- Manchester City ChapelManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Manchester Diocesan Board of FinanceBURY · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Manchester Islamic Institute t/a Manchester Islamic CentreManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Manchester naat association Comunity Interest CompanyT/A The Alliance Of Muslim ArtistsManchester · Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- Marhaba Charitable Trust & Masjid Al NoorBoston · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Marian Fathers Charitable TrustLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Marian Mission for the PoorLeyton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- Mariapolis LtdWelwyn Garden City · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Markazi Jamia Masjid GhausiaHuddersfield · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Masjid and Imambargah Shuhdae KarbalaLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Maximum Impact Christian Centre (MICC)Sunderland · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Medhurst MinistriesLoftus · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Medicine Buddha FoundationDartford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Mercy Foundation CIO Al ManaarBradford · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2025
- Methodist ChurchLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Methodist Church in IrelandBelfast · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Mid Antrim VineyardBallymena · Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Mifadelo Global Religion Law and Health Found LtdLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Milton Keynes Murugan Temple Trust (CIO)Milton Keynes · Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Minhaj ul Quran InternationalLondon · Creative Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Ministry of ReconciliationLeicester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Miracle Temple Assemblies of God ChurchMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Missionaries of Charity BrothersManchester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- Missionary Sisters of the ImmaculateLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Missionary Society of St PaulBrixton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Mogok Dhamma TrustRomford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Mohanji Foundation UKHuntly · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Monastery of Our Lady & Saint Joseph - Poor Clare ColettinesEllesmere · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Montfort Missionary SocietyLONDON · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Mosaic ChurchCoventry · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Mount Horeb Victorious Church InternationalEltham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Mount Olive Evangelical MinistryNorthampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Mount Zion Baptist ChurchCardigan · Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- Muslim Association of Nigeria (UK)London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
- Muslim HandsNottingham · Charity Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker · on register since 2013
- Muslim World League London Office TrustLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Musselburgh Baptist ChurchMusselburgh · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- My Father's House Assemblies Of God ChurchTelford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Namdhari Sikh Sangat UKSOUTHALL · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- New Covenant International Ministries Cherubim And SeraphimManchester · Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- New Malden United Reformed ChurchNEW MALDEN · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2016
- Newbold CollegeBRACKNELL · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Newcastle Dream ChurchNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan TrusteesNottingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation CentreThornby · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- Nan Ping Spiritual Cultivation Organization of the UKLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2021
- Nanak Darbar North LondonLondon · Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh TempleCoventry · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Nanaksar Satsang SabhaSmethwick · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Nanaksar Satsang Sabha (London)Southall · Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Nanaksar Thath Isher DarbarWolverhampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha/is of the UKLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Nations TrustLlanelli · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- Nepali Temple Cum-Community Centre London UK T/A Pashupatinath TempleLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- New Beginning MinistriesPreston · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- New Birth International Bible ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- New Covenant Church BristolBristol · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- New Covenant Church Edmonton CIOLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- New Covenant Fellowship ChurchLuton · Religious Worker · on register since 2018
- New Creation Church TauntonTaunton · Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- New DimensionNewport · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- New Hall School TrustChelmsford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- New Hope Christian ChurchSheffield · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist UnionUlverston · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- New Life Pentecostal ChurchCanterbury · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- New North London SynagogueLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- New River Baptist ChurchLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Newbridge Baptist ChurchBirmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Newcastle Upon Tyne Hindu TempleNewcastle Upon Tyne · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Newjoy International Gospel Churchbradford · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Newport Pagnell Baptist ChurchNewport Pagnell · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
- Niddrie Community ChurchEdinburgh · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2016
- Nirman Sewak Jatha Sikh HeritageBristol · Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- North London Revival BookshopHarrow · Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- North Western Reform SynagogueLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Northampton Church of ChristNorthampton · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Notre Dame de FranceLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Notting Hill Community ChurchLONDON · Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Nottingham Hindu Temple and Community CentreNottingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2017
- Oasis Of Love International CentreWolverhampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- OCCA House LtdOxford · Charity Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker · on register since 2022
- OMF InternationalManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Oxford Buddha ViharaOXFORD · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Oak Hill Theological CollegeLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Oblates of Mary ImmaculateLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Oblates of the AssumptionLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Oldham Bethel ChurchOldham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Olivet AssemblyUckfield · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2019
- Om Saravanabhava Seva TrustLONDON · 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.