UK visa route
Government Authorised Exchange visa sponsors
244 employers are licensed to sponsor Government Authorised Exchange visas, according to the Home Office register updated 2 October 2026. 244 of them are A-rated. Government Authorised Exchange is for work experience, research, training or fellowships through approved exchange schemes.
A-rated Government Authorised Exchange sponsors
- Abertay UniversityDundee, Tayside · A-rated
- Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, Ceredigion · A-rated
- Academy of Medical Royal CollegesLondon · A-rated
- ADS Group LimitedLondon · A-rated
- AEGIQ LTDSheffield · A-rated
- AIESEC UK LtdLondon · A-rated
- American EmbassyLondon · A-rated
- Anglia Ruskin UniversityChelmsford, Essex · A-rated
- Arm LimitedCambridge · A-rated
- Association of Commonwealth UniversitiesLondon · A-rated
- Aston UniversityBirmingham · A-rated
- AVS ADDED VALUE SOLUTIONS UK LTDOxford, Oxfordshire · A-rated
- Babraham InstituteCambridge, Cambridgeshire · A-rated
- BAE Systems PlcLondon · A-rated
- Bangor UniversityBangor, Gwynedd · A-rated
- BANK OF ENGLANDLONDON · A-rated
- Bath Spa UniversityBath · A-rated
- Birkbeck CollegeLondon · A-rated
- Bournemouth UniversityPoole, Dorset · A-rated
- British Business BankSheffield · A-rated
- British CouncilLondon · A-rated
- British Council (IAESTE Programme)Belfast, Antrim · A-rated
- British Council (Language Assistants)London · A-rated
- Brunel University LondonUxbridge · A-rated
- Buckinghamshire New UniversityBuckinghamshire · A-rated
- BUNAC Travel Services limitedLondon · A-rated
- Cabinet OfficeLondon · A-rated
- Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury, Kent · A-rated
- Cardiff UniversityCardiff · A-rated
- City St George's, University of LondonLondon · A-rated
- Clare CollegeCambridge · A-rated
- Clare Hall, University of CambridgeCambridge · A-rated
- College of OptometristsLondon · A-rated
- Corpus Christi CollegeCambridge · A-rated
- Courtauld Institute of ArtLondon · A-rated
- Coventry UniversityCoventry, West Midlands · A-rated
- Cranfield UniversityBedford, Bedfordshire · A-rated
- Creative Ideas & Architecture Office LtdLondon · A-rated
- De Montfort UniversityLeicester · A-rated
- Defence Academy of the United KingdomSwindon · A-rated
- Department for Business & TradeLONDON · A-rated
- Diamond Light Source LtdDidcot, Oxfordshire · A-rated
- Earlham InstituteNorwich · A-rated
- EarthId Technology LtdChessington, Surrey · A-rated
- Edge Hill UniversityOrmskirk, Lancashire · A-rated
- Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh · A-rated
- Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow MbBLondon · A-rated
- Embassy of Denmark in the United KingdomLondon · A-rated
- EMBASSY OF SPAINLONDON · A-rated
- Embassy of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsLondon · A-rated
Government Authorised Exchange sponsors by place
Government Authorised Exchange visa sponsorship: common questions
- How many employers can sponsor Government Authorised Exchange visas?
- 244 licensed employers, 244 of them A-rated.
- How do I find a Government Authorised Exchange visa sponsor?
- Search the register of licensed sponsors on Horus by town or company name, filtered to the Government Authorised Exchange route, then check each employer's job ads for roles that offer sponsorship.
- What is the Government Authorised Exchange visa?
- The Government Authorised Exchange visa is for work experience, research, training or fellowships through approved exchange schemes. Check the current rules on GOV.UK before applying.