Meta: does its software engineer, university grad sponsor a UK visa?
Yes. Meta sponsors its software engineer, university grad for eligible international graduates. Facebook UK Ltd (Meta's UK sponsor-licence entity) holds an active Skilled Worker sponsor licence. Certificate-of-Sponsorship data compiled from Home Office FOI releases showed roughly 1,736 visas sponsored over 3 years, with 90% of one recent year's sponsored workers paid £80k or more, and 'Programmers and software development professionals' the top sponsored occupation (590 CoS), a strong, concentrated software-engineer sponsorship signal. metacareers.com's own FAQ/students pages were re-checked this session and returned no visa-sponsorship statement in the extractable content, so the verdict rests on the sponsor-licence and occupation-level CoS pattern rather than a fresh direct quote.
- Sponsors grads?
- Sponsors
- Pay vs threshold
- Clears the threshold
- Opportunity
- graduate scheme
- Pay
- No grad-specific figure officially confirmed this session. Given 90% of sponsored Facebook UK workers in a recent year earned £80k or more, actual SWE pay including grad hires is almost certainly well above threshold.
- 2027 cycle
- Not confirmed live this session.
- Confidence
- medium
What is covered: Software Engineer, University Grad track; broader 'Programmers and software development professionals' occupation code was the top sponsored category company-wide
Sources
- https://www.metacareers.com/careerprograms/students
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers
Verdict last checked 2026-08-11.
Common questions
Does Meta sponsor visas for its software engineer, university grad?
Yes. Meta sponsors its software engineer, university grad for eligible international graduates. Facebook UK Ltd (Meta's UK sponsor-licence entity) holds an active Skilled Worker sponsor licence. Certificate-of-Sponsorship data compiled from Home Office FOI releases showed roughly 1,736 visas sponsored over 3 years, with 90% of one recent year's sponsored workers paid £80k or more, and 'Programmers and software development professionals' the top sponsored occupation (590 CoS), a strong, concentrated software-engineer sponsorship signal. metacareers.com's own FAQ/students pages were re-checked this session and returned no visa-sponsorship statement in the extractable content, so the verdict rests on the sponsor-licence and occupation-level CoS pattern rather than a fresh direct quote.
Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?
The pay for this scheme clears the Skilled Worker salary threshold.
What is the catch international students miss with Meta?
metacareers.com could not be loaded for FAQ text either this session or the prior one; if Meta publishes an explicit sponsorship caveat for specific London roles, it has not been captured.
How should I confirm Meta's sponsorship before applying?
Read the specific vacancy on Meta's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.
Other technology schemes
- GoogleSponsors
- MicrosoftSponsors
- AmazonSponsors
- AppleSome tracks
- BloombergNot published
- PalantirSponsors
- NvidiaNot published
- IBMNo
- IBMNo
- OracleNot published
- SAPNot published
- SalesforceSome tracks
- CiscoSome tracks
- ArmNot published
- MonzoSome tracks
- RevolutNot published
- WiseNot published
- Starling BankNot published
- DeliverooNot published
- SkyscannerNot published
- DarktraceNo
- ImprobableNot published
- Jane StreetSponsors
- Man GroupNot published
- OptiverNot published
- IMC TradingNot published
- Citadel SecuritiesNot published
- Marshall WaceNot published
- GCHQNo
- BTNo
- VodafoneNot published
- SkyNo
- Ocado TechnologyNot published
Before you apply
Scan your CV against UK applicant tracking systems for free, then tailor it to the schemes that can actually sponsor you.
Sponsorship data: Home Office register + job ad wording. Not immigration advice, verify on gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.