A job abroad, the UK
The UK's list of employers who can sponsor workers. Updated on 30 October 2026.
Search the UK list of employersType the exact company name, not the name on the flyer.
The Skilled Worker visa costs £819 (up to 3 years) or £1,618 (more than 3 years) from outside the UK, plus the health surcharge, usually £1,035 a year, on GOV.UK's own page, updated on 14 October 2026. Any other charge should be on that same government page.
Skilled Worker visa: how much it costsThat this letter came from this company, or that the job is real. A certificate of sponsorship number you were sent: only the Home Office's system holds it. Only the employer or the Home Office can tell you.
A certificate of sponsorship on paper or as a PDF.
GOV.UK: "This is an electronic record, not a physical document."
Certificates of sponsorship, updated on 14 October 2026.Anyone asking you to pay for the visa or the job.
GOV.UK: "a legitimate employer would never ask for payment to secure a visa"
Fraud, tricks and scams, updated on 16 October 2025.Paying in cash, to a person, or at the visa centre.
GOV.UK: "we will never ask for payment by email, at a visa application centre or into a personal bank account"
Fraud, tricks and scams, updated on 16 October 2025.Only the government that issues the visa decides.
This shows you where to look. It is not advice about your own case.