The United Kingdom has recently revised its roster of licensed companies and organizations eligible to sponsor skilled immigrants under the temporary worker immigration route.
As per the updated details on its website, the latest list, refreshed on January 15, 2024, now encompasses 99,856 approved entities. This marks a notable surge from the 68,630 companies approved as of January 2023.
Diverse sectors are represented in the list, including technology, commerce, education, media and advertising, and engineering, among others. The skilled worker route covers various categories such as charity workers, skilled workers, creative workers, global business mobility, senior or specialist workers, and international sportspersons.
In an official note on its website, the UK government states, “This document lists worker and temporary worker sponsors. It includes information about the category of workers they’re licensed to sponsor and their sponsorship rating. The skilled worker route includes charity workers, skilled workers, creative workers, global business mobility: senior or specialist workers, and international sportspersons.”
Prospective individuals are encouraged to explore the company’s website to identify available job opportunities.
Some of the companies include:
1. RSS Express Ltd T/A Ledbury Fuel Service Station
2. IECC Care (Independent Excel Care Consortium Limited)
3. AboutCare Hastings Ltd, £ ESS Ltd, Architect UK Ltd
4. 2399098 Ontario Inc o/a MAK Consulting Group
5. 1st Care Limited t/as The Hawthorne Nursing Home
6. Brunswick Stores Limited
7. 1D Agency Ltd T/A One Day Agency
8. 16 Plus Care Support Solutions Ltd
9. 2 Bro’s Pizza & Dessert Ltd
10. 123 E-Filing Limited
11. 13th Street Hospitality Ltd t/a Sunday in Brooklyn
12. 28 Trading Limited13. 3 Sided Cube (UK) Ltd
14. 1 and 1 Rougamo Limited
15. 1 and 5 Tech Ltd16. 16 Barrack Ltd TA Saffron Indian Restaurant & Pizza Place
17. McMullan Shellfish
18. 3 star healthcare Ltd
19. 313 Garage Services LTD
20. 33 Herbs Limited T/A Swiss Butter, among others.
Also, the UK home office in January 2024 announced that it had commenced the implementation of its policy banning Nigerian students and other overseas students from bringing in dependants via the study visa route.