Meta: does its software engineer, university grad sponsor a UK visa?
Unconfirmed. Meta publishes no sponsorship policy for its software engineer, university grad, so we cannot state a firm answer. 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?
- Not published
- 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
- No published date as of 1 October 2026
- 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
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About the software engineer, university grad
- Locations
- Sunnyvale CA, Menlo Park CA, Redmond WA, Pittsburgh PASource
What Meta publishes about this programme
Checked against Meta's own careers pages on 2026-10-01. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.
- Visa sponsorship policy: not published
- Application dates: not published
- Pay: published
- Locations: published
- Degree requirement: not published
- Recruitment stages: not published
Sources
- https://www.metacareers.com/careerprograms/students
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers
Verdict last checked 2026-09-24. Application dates last checked 2026-10-01.
Common questions
Does Meta sponsor visas for its software engineer, university grad?
Unconfirmed. Meta publishes no sponsorship policy for its software engineer, university grad, so we cannot state a firm answer. 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?
The Meta students and recent graduates pages, read on 24 September 2026, contain no statement about visa sponsorship or work authorisation. Meta holds a Skilled Worker licence on the Home Office register, but a licence is not a promise to sponsor this route.
When do applications open for the Meta software engineer, university grad?
No published date as of 1 October 2026. Checked on 2026-10-01 against Meta's own site.
Where is the Meta software engineer, university grad based?
Sunnyvale CA, Menlo Park CA, Redmond WA, Pittsburgh PA, according to Meta's own careers information.
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.
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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.