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Government Authorised Exchange

UK visa route

Licensed sponsors
244
Visas issued, 2025
7,150
Change 2024→2025
+0.4%
Towns with sponsors
93
Sponsors244on 26 Oct 2026
Year by year
Data as at 26 Oct 2026
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Licensed sponsors

Organisations licensed for this route on the Home Office register, 26 Oct 2026.

Sponsors by town
  1. London74
  2. Cambridge25
  3. Edinburgh7
  4. Dundee5
  5. Norwich5
  6. Liverpool5
  7. Sheffield5
  8. Swindon3
  9. Brighton3
  10. Belfast3
  11. Plymouth3
  12. Cardiff3
  13. Oxford3
  14. Coventry3
  15. Glasgow3
Sponsors by industry (Companies House SIC section)
  1. Professional, scientific and technical activities7
  2. Information and communication6
  3. Administrative and support service activities4
  4. Other service activities3
  5. Public administration and defence2
  6. Manufacturing2
  7. Real estate activities1
  8. Education1
  9. Financial and insurance activities1
  10. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles1
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; Companies House, basic company data (1 Oct 2026)Data as at 26 Oct 2026

Entry clearance visas issued

Visas issued to main applicants and dependants, calendar years (Home Office). Includes earlier names of the route.

Visas issued by year

4,4638,9262009201120132015201720192021202320252026
4,4638,9262009201220152018202120242026
Data table
20091,732
20103,235
20113,633
20124,576
20135,015
20145,693
20156,242
20166,391
20176,377
20186,821
20196,889
20202,202
20215,822
20228,926
20237,699
20247,122
20257,150
20264,164
Visas issued 2024–2025 by nationality
  1. France2,449
  2. China1,994
  3. United States1,845
  4. Germany974
  5. Spain803
  6. Italy683
  7. India549
  8. Pakistan307
  9. Sri Lanka253
  10. Canada204
  11. Saudi Arabia201
  12. Brazil198
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026

Application fees

Main applicant fee from 8 October 2026 (outside and inside the UK), as listed by the Home Office.

FeeAmount
Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised exchange and Youth Mobility Scheme - main applicant and dependants£340
Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised exchange and Youth Mobility Scheme - main applicant and dependants£340
Source: Home Office immigration and nationality fees, 8 October 2026Data as at 8 Oct 2026

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