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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The United Kingdom Government has updated its list of organisations licensed to sponsor skilled foreigners through the temporary worker immigration route.
The list, which was updated on January 15, 2024, now include 99,856 approved companies, an increase of 31,226 companies over the 68,630 approved in January 2023.
Companies in the list cut across technology, commerce, education, media and advertisement, engineering sector, among several others.
The skilled worker route include charity workers, skilled workers, creative workers, global business mobility, senior or specialist workers, and international sportspersons.
“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 UK Government said in a notice on its website,
Interested persons are advised to visit the company’s website and search for available vacancies.
Check the complete list of companies and sectors here.