--- title: "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/royal-botanic-gardens-kew-richmond-731317 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Richmond) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 30 December 2020 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Government Authorised Exchange; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 30 December 2020 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Richmond - Companies House number: not matched - Website: https://www.kew.org/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/royal-botanic-gardens-kew - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/royal-botanic-gardens-kew-richmond-731317 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 170 licensed sponsors in Richmond: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/richmond - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register No changes to check since it joined the register (checked 26 October 2026). Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Research Leader - Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Science · Kew, Greater London · £47,953–£55,499 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/hqzQvc3Wxkbyc4w4immndvqD48zXnsCM-mJTer6_hSH27O5hGVzn5rmFz35flJpdQrbdUEXCoEBRgvWVx7tsiIOux-RMKn7udT0GPUXAndCmabcPVfDDjmK27z64NxJw9qedVrNhF_RQJ5AZyAkJtTh0hbsIHr3iwc3CyJ9cyeomRTHftywKBQZ86S_6U-qgy8W_WxQog89XqC-PbMN-C29zcEphY6sY3cJcwfgg0m4 - Development Officer, Trusts and Foundations · Kew, Greater London - Richmond, Greater London · £30,000–£32,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/GQrx_kqM6x0C4N75BDqwUuc7aZMK9aGZa3WH3h0bFFMHD7e8KAEI7KsS4uZxtbK8IbhBu0-2jTOmd8gunx5fgQFiNiwmaLA__pqFJs7p-e0WvbMWJvH9kzo9FXaAWUydKO0Xlt6ByQ41N7j-pInBPqngrIiOKvT0NBRECY1qDyB1dhDF2-k_wufR51C_hXySyQx81kH-55Lv8OI87y7y3avjK97r9FJZJMKUYfopxuc - Research Assistant · Kew, Greater London - Richmond, Greater London · £34,216–£36,954 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/EJDPoy8vv-5FZ2r_ttlEBc7XET8HGVwzEH_-1SBaR10FvmPQabFXpNXTDuTJtShpldRB0fbPjdhaEGfgBKjw5aFoiHHafp8P2uhX5Td1TUjY__xF32o0n9Wb2QR7ZJF_L6LC11PcZiib0Ekq2OVF36ZhbMLO4TM4LjEUdLhWmOvsquUhr9Q0qIq-x5-wG3fzPZ5vNNBgVhV6aSIgLJZ9zQEYe8eRkeiS30mgN92_L5M - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Fungal Genomics - Fungarium Sequencing Project · Kew, Greater London - Richmond, Greater London · £39,243–£42,154 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/_PXN7qLkYhJO6bk1o_TneFDyeRTYVIJpCVqEWQGIE8PChzgOTiqwLpV178THy55Me1x8C3xmw_toT7NKODIiXKl1BjuxLKfS1dB9gge1ERH-jfrJsI_N9iszd4caymHWYaDu1jIeGOS6P2fsg2YlwF7CndfC_sK6p8fMHbKpL19T5qy0Y2IemlnSGZrtRn8L3-flHD_HoPUCpBu7y74GOSaO9p0qW6gsZXpt4--M4Eg All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=731317&employer=Royal%20Botanic%20Gardens%2C%20Kew A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ### Is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in Richmond is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew sponsor? Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is licensed for Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew based? The register lists Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew at Richmond. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/royal-botanic-gardens-kew-richmond-731317 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/royal-botanic-gardens-kew-richmond-731317.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.