Tier 2 (General) was replaced by the Skilled Worker visa in December 2020. Search every licensed UK sponsor free – checked against the official register every hour.
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The UK replaced its old “tier” system with new visa routes. The main work visa, Tier 2 (General), became the Skilled Worker visa in December 2020. The Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) route was later replaced by the Senior or Specialist Worker visa.
| Old name | What it is today |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 (General) | Skilled Worker visa |
| Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Long-term Staff | Senior or Specialist Worker visa (Global Business Mobility) |
| Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) | Minister of Religion visa, still labelled T2 |
| Tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative and Sporting) | Creative Worker visa (Temporary Work) |
| Tier 2 and Tier 5 sponsors | Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors on the Register of licensed sponsors: workers |
So the “Tier 2 sponsor list” people still search for is today’s register of licensed sponsors. A few entries on it still carry old names, such as “Tier 2 Ministers of Religion”.
Type the employer’s name in the search box above. Results come from the latest register of licensed sponsors.
Most sponsors are licensed for the Skilled Worker route, which replaced Tier 2 (General). Each result shows its routes.
An A rating means the sponsor can take on new workers. Our sponsor licence checker explains A and B ratings.
The Home Office publishes the full register as a spreadsheet (CSV) on GOV.UK, usually every working day. Sponsorly searches the same file and checks for a new version every hour, so you don’t need to download it to find a company.
Official register on GOV.UKMostly no. Tier 2 (General) was replaced by the Skilled Worker visa in December 2020, and the Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) route by the Senior or Specialist Worker visa. The Minister of Religion visa is still labelled T2.
Yes. Today the official list is called the Register of licensed sponsors: workers, published on GOV.UK. It covers the Skilled Worker route and every other Worker and Temporary Worker route.
From the Register of licensed sponsors: workers page on GOV.UK, as a CSV file. You can also search it on this page without downloading anything.
Over 127,000 organisations are on the latest register. The live total is shown near the top of this page.
No. It means the company is allowed to sponsor workers on the routes shown. Whether it sponsors a particular job is up to the employer.
Sources: GOV.UK pages for the Skilled Worker visa, Senior or Specialist Worker visa, Creative Worker visa, Minister of Religion visa and the Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Sponsorly is independent and not part of the Home Office.
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