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
- 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
- Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan TrusteesNottingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Oak Hill Theological CollegeLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Oasis Of Love International CentreWolverhampton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2017
- 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
- OCCA House LtdOxford · Charity Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker · on register since 2022
- 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
- OMF InternationalManchester · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- One Church BrightonBrighton · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2019
- One Mission SocietyBelfast · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Opus Dei Charitable TrustLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Order of Friars Minor CIOWoodford Green · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Order of St AugustineLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Organisation of Culture and CharacterLuton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Oshwal Association of the UKNothhaw · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Our Lady of Fidelity (Virgo Fidelis Convent)London · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Overtoun HouseDumbarton · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Oxford Buddha ViharaOxford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Oxford Diocesan Board of FinanceKidlington · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Pakistan Muslim AssociationNewcastle Upon Tyne · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Pakistan Muslim Welfare Society ,Heckmondwike MosqueHeckmondwike · Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- Pallottine Missionary SistersMacclesfield · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2023
- Paramitha Community Development FoundationBristol · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2016
- Parish of Canning Town,Saint MatthiasLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Parish of Christ Church ChorleywoodRickmansworth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Parochial Church Council of Christ Church WestbourneBournemouth · Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- Parochial Church Council of St John the Evangelist Upper NorwoodLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- Patrons InternationalKilkeel · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- PCC of St Mary & St Ambrose Edgbaston (T/A Rea Church)Birmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- PCC Southampton City CentreSouthampton · Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Peculiar Peoples MinistriesDagenham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)London · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2014
- Philadelphia Church of GodHenley-In-Arden · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Pillar Of ZionLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Pillars Of Truth MinistriesLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Pioneers UK MinistriesDoncaster · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Plymouth Diocesan TrustNewton Abbot · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Polish Citizen Committee Housing Association LimitedKent · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Polish Residential Care HomeCorby · Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Poor Servants of the Mother of GodLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Poplar Mosque And Community Centre LimitedLondon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Portsmouth Diocesan TrustPortsmouth · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Potters House Prayer MinistryGlasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Praise TabernacleWembley · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- Prayer StormStockport · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Presbyterian Church in IrelandBelfast · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 20133 jobs
- Presbyterian Church Of Ghana Midland DistrictMilton Keynes · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Presbyterian Church of WalesCardiff · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Preston Muslim Society, Masjid E SalaamPreston · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Pusey House CIOOxford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- Pushti Nidhi (UK) LtdLeicester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2016
- Pushti Parivar UK LimitedWembley · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2024
- Qadria Trust (UK)Birmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Qing Liang Buddhist AssociationLondon · Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Quiet Waters Christian Retreat HouseBungay · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- R.H.Educational And Welfare TrustBirmingham · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Rabb Di Awaaz Ministries International LtdWest Bromwich · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2023
- Radha Krishna Temple Shyama AshramBalham · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2013
- Raghuvanshi Mahajan London ("RAMA")Greenford · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Ramgarhia Association (Guru Nanak Sikh Temple)Glasgow · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2025
- Ramgarhia Board Leicester and LeicestershireLeicester · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Ramgarhia Board NorthamptonNorthampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Ramgarhia Board Sikh TempleWolverhampton · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2024
- Ramgarhia Sabha DerbyDerby · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- Ramgarhia Sabha Milton KeynesMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- Ramgarhia Sabha(Sikh Temple)Southall · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Ramgarhia Sikh AssociationHayes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Ramgarhia Sikh Association Gurdwara Sahib, Sikh TempleLondon · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- Ramgarhia Sikh GurdwaraForest Gate · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- Ramgarhia Sikh GurdwaraSlough · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Ramgarhia Sikh TempleBirmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- Ramgharia SabhaWolverhampton · Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- RCCG - Jubilee Church ManchesterManchester · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2016
- RCCG Breakthrough, ChurchBolton · Religious Worker, Skilled Worker · on register since 2020
- RCCG City Of DavidChatham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2023
- RCCG City Of Grace PeterboroughPeterborough · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- RCCG Croydon TabernacleCroydon · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2022
- RCCG Great Grace AssemblyLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- RCCG House of Mercy AylesburyMilton Keynes · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2020
- RCCG House Of PraiseBirmingham · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2026
- RCCG Jesus People DagenhamSouth Ockendon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2022
- RCCG Light House Assembly HackneyHackney London · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2018
- RCCG Living Faith AssemblyCrawley · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2013
- RCCG Living Faith, South ShieldsTyne and Wear · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2020
- RCCG Oldbury On The RockTivadale · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2026
- Rccg Place Of Victory For All Nations, BelfastBelfast · Religious Worker · on register since 2021
- RCCG Power HouseBristol · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2015
- RCCG Power Of JehovahLondon · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2013
- RCCG Solid Rock Parish DerbyDerby · Charity Worker, Religious Worker · on register since 2024
- Re:Hope Next Generation Bible ChurchGlasgow · Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion · on register since 2025
- Re:Ignite ChurchBlackburn · Religious Worker · on register since 2023
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.