Home Office Updates Sponsor Licence Register with New Employers and Withdrawals
The UK Home Office has released its latest weekly update to the Register of Worker and Temporary Worker Licensed Sponsors, introducing new licensed employers while removing organisations whose licences have been revoked or have expired. This update is significant for businesses sponsoring overseas workers and for visa applicants planning to work in the UK under sponsored immigration routes.
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Home Office update on sponsor-licence register: 71 new employers added, 42 withdrawn
The Home Office added 71 new firms to its latest update to the Register of Worker and Temporary Worker Licensed Sponsors on 26 June, largely in the IT, care and hospitality sectors, and removed 42 whose licences had lapsed or been revoked.
The CSV file now shows 71,402 active sponsors, an increase of 0.04 percent over last week.
This weekly refresh is important since only the mentioned bodies can grant the Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) you need if you’re applying for a Skilled Worker or Global Business Mobility visa.
Regular updates mean that HR teams will need to check the status of a potential UK sponsor on the day a CoS is allocated, as relying on old PDFs carries the risk of refusals under paragraph SW 6.1 of the Immigration Rules.
Audits show that 15 per cent of licence cancellations are because sponsors have not reported changes in workers within 10 working days – a reminder for mobility executives to keep up to date with reporting schedules.
The ‘Senior or Specialist Worker (Global Business Mobility)’ sub-category grew by 12 companies in this week’s report, implying multinationals are still moving people despite increased wage requirements established from April.
Conversely, 18 sponsors from the care sector had their licences revoked, a sign that compliance inspections had been stepped up in the wake of high-profile examples of exploitation.
In practice, employees who are moving should download or take a screenshot of the 26 June register version to accompany visa applications filed in the coming seven days, as decision makers often cross-check submissions with the contemporaneous list.
further entrants to the register need to cascade internal guidance on the limits to CoS allocations and stress that sponsorship rating downgrades lead to an immediate block on further allocations.
The Home Office has said it will shift the register to an API format by the start of 2027, allowing it to be integrated in real time with HR and immigration-law firm systems.
Early adopters may want to budget for development work when the technical spec is available later this year.
Conclusion
The latest Home Office sponsor licence register update highlights ongoing changes affecting UK employers, overseas workers, HR professionals, and immigration advisers. Keeping track of the weekly sponsor licence register remains essential for ensuring compliance and avoiding delays or refusals in UK work visa applications.