--- title: "Sidley Austin LLP: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sidley-austin-llp-london-773225 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Sidley Austin LLP: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Sidley Austin LLP (London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Companies House number: OE021739 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OE021739) - Website: https://www.sidley.com - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sidley-austin-llp-london-773225 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 12 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 25 Apr 2025: New person with significant control: Nancy Chung. Change to people with significant control recorded on 25 Apr 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 25 Apr 2025: New person with significant control: Ramy Wahbeh. Change to people with significant control recorded on 25 Apr 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 25 Apr 2025: Cessation of Michael Joseph Schmidtberger as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 25 Apr 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2024: New person with significant control: Kristin Graham Koehler. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2024: Cessation of Mark Daniel Hopson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Mar 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Apr 2021: New person with significant control: Brian James Fahrney. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Apr 2021. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Feb 2019: New person with significant control: Sharon Rachelle Flanagan. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Feb 2019. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Feb 2019: New person with significant control: Perry Jack Shwachman. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Feb 2019. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Mar 2018: New person with significant control: Leonard Wai Hoong Ng. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Mar 2018. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Mar 2018: New person with significant control: Thomas Moore Thesing. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Mar 2018. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Feb 2018: New person with significant control: Constance Hok-Man Choy. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Feb 2018. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Feb 2017: New person with significant control: Yvette Ostolaza. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Feb 2017. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (3 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Reporting & Budgeting Manager - Technology · Chicago, IL · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8074441743202292764 - Location Management Manager (Real Estate and Strategic Projects) · Chicago, IL · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-4675641157579439649 - Partner Relations Lead · Chicago, IL · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-7164211227095763182 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=773225&employer=Sidley%20Austin%20LLP 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 Sidley Austin LLP ### Is Sidley Austin LLP a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Sidley Austin LLP in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Sidley Austin LLP sponsor? Sidley Austin LLP is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Sidley Austin LLP have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Sidley Austin LLP on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Sidley Austin LLP based? The register lists Sidley Austin LLP at London. 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 2 November 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/sidley-austin-llp-london-773225 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sidley-austin-llp-london-773225.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.