- The UK government has released more names of licensed companies that are eligible to sponsor the relocation of skilled workers
- The companies have the liberty to fill vacant positions in their organisations with foreign workers, including Nigerians
- There are over 60,000 companies licenced across various industries, including engineering and media
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The United Kingdom has updated its list of companies permitted to sponsor skilled immigrants through the temporary worker immigration route.
According to checks by Naturenex, the latest list, updated on Friday, May 24, 2024, now includes 113,919 approved companies.
More companies eligible to sponsor visa for Nigerians, others Photo credit: Benedek
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This indicates that 14,063 companies have now been added to the approved list when compared to the 99,856 approved at the start of 2024.
The list includes companies in the technology, commerce, education, media and advertisement, and engineering sectors, among others.
Skilled workers route
The skilled worker route includes charity workers, skilled workers, creative workers, global business mobility, senior or specialist workers, and international sportspersons.
UK government, in a note on its website, said:
“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. “
Interested persons are advised to visit the company’s website and search for available vacancies.
Here are some of the names of companies on the list
108 Media Ltd
1080 Properties Ltd
10act Ltd T/A TrackBack
10architect Ltd
10be5 Ltd.
10bit Fx Limited
10bit Fx Limited
10pearls Ltd
10x Banking Technology Services Ltd
11 2 11 Ltd
11 Berkeley Street Limited
11 Hospitality Limited T/A Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport NEC
11 Group Limited
111 By Nico Ltd
111 Skin Limited
114 Gps Ltd T/A Sushi Atelier
1177 Retail Limited
11and12 Limited
11eleven UK Enterprises Ltd
11k Consulting Ltd
11pcs Consultancy Limited
11plus Teacher Ltd
Get the full list of companies licenced to sponsor workers’ visas to the UK and location here.
Sectors permitted for skilled work visa
Meanwhile, Vanguard reports that the UK has a list of jobs that are permitted to apply for skilled worker visas.
Here are the occupations and code
1111 Chief executives and senior officials
1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
1122 Production managers and directors in constructioni
1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy
1131 Financial managers and directors
1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
1133 Public relations and communications directors
1134 Purchasing managers and directors
1135 Charitable organisation managers and directors
1136 Human resource managers and directors
1137 Information technology directors
1139 Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified
1140 Directors in logistics, warehousing and transport
1150 Managers and directors in retail and wholesale
1162 Senior police officers
More of the above list can be view here.
Source: Legit
