Banking & finance: which graduate schemes sponsor visas?
Investment banks and asset managers pay well above the threshold, so pay is rarely the blocker. The catch is that most publish no policy and decide per vacancy.
- 1
- Sponsors international grads
- 12
- Sponsors some tracks only
- 4
- Does not sponsor
- 11
- No published policy
SponsorsSponsors international grads
Some tracksSponsors some tracks only
Bank of America
Global Markets/Global Banking Analyst Program and Summer Analyst Internship
Bank of America says it can only sponsor a UK visa for a campus role if it can evidence no suitable EEA candidate was available
Barclays
Graduate Programmes
Barclays does not exclude candidates needing UK visa sponsorship from applying, but weighs it against right-to-work candidate availability
HSBC
Global Graduate Programmes
HSBC sponsors on a per-vacancy basis, the specific programme listing tells you, not a blanket policy.
Deutsche Bank
Graduate Programme
Deutsche Bank says it works with immigration providers to sponsor eligible candidates in most countries, but prioritises local talent where it can.
Nomura
Graduate Programme and Summer Internship
Nomura says its approach to sponsorship varies by country and business line, some roles want right to work already in place.
NatWest
Early Careers Graduate Programmes
NatWest sponsors Skilled Worker visas for some graduate programmes on a discretionary, business-need basis, but not for internships
Legal & General
Graduate Scheme, Apprenticeship and Summer Internship
L&G sponsors some Graduate scheme roles, but explicitly rules it out for the Apprenticeship and Summer Internship.
Fidelity International
Graduate Programme and Internships
Fidelity says sponsorship depends on the specific role, check the job description, and warns approval is out of its hands.
BNP Paribas
I2020 Internship, Graduate Programme and Apprenticeship
BNP Paribas supports work-permit applications generally but explicitly excludes its I2020 internship and Apprenticeship from sponsorship.
Macquarie
Graduate Programme and Internships
Macquarie's own FAQ confirms it 'may' sponsor eligible candidates, a real but conditional route, confirmed directly on their site.
Bank of England
Graduate Development Programme
The Bank will consider sponsorship for the graduate scheme (candidate pays visa and IHS costs) but not for internships, and a hidden nationality bar can block candidates regardless of pay.
Standard Chartered
Early Careers Graduate Programmes and Internships
Standard Chartered considers visa sponsorship for UK graduate roles but explicitly does not sponsor internships
NoDoes not sponsor
Lloyds Banking Group
Graduate Schemes
Lloyds says plainly it does not sponsor visas for its graduate schemes, or for internships and placements.
Schroders
Graduate Programme, Spring Insight Programme, Internships and Apprenticeships
Schroders requires Graduate Programme applicants to already hold the right to work with no sponsorship needed now or in future
Aviva
Graduate Programmes
Aviva says outright it cannot sponsor visas for this programme, indefinite right to work is required to apply.
Santander UK
Graduate Programmes
Santander states graduate, internship and apprenticeship roles are not eligible for visa sponsorship
Not publishedNo published policy
Goldman Sachs
Analyst Programme
Goldman states no UK visa policy anywhere on its own site; the firm holds an A-rated licence and a dedicated Graduate Trainee sponsor route, but silence is silence.
J.P. Morgan
Full-Time Analyst Program and Summer Analyst Internship
J.P. Morgan is A-rated and licensed for graduate-trainee sponsorship, but its UK careers site states no policy.
Morgan Stanley
Full-Time Analyst Program and Summer Analyst Internship
Morgan Stanley UK Limited is A-rated to sponsor, but the firm has never published a graduate visa policy.
Citi
Investment Banking/Markets Analyst Program and Summer Analyst Internship
Citi's register entry is A-rated with a dedicated graduate-trainee route, but its own FAQ page says nothing about visa sponsorship.
UBS
Graduate Talent Programme and Internships
UBS AG is A-rated to sponsor, but UBS's own early-careers pages say nothing about visa policy.
Jefferies
Investment Banking Analyst Programme and Summer Internship
Jefferies International Limited is A-rated to sponsor, but Jefferies publishes no graduate visa policy.
BlackRock
Analyst/Associate Programme and Summer Internship
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited is A-rated to sponsor, but its own EMEA careers pages say nothing about visa policy.
M&G
Graduate Programme and Internships
M & G PlC is A-rated to sponsor, but M&G's own careers pages state no graduate visa policy.
Bloomberg
Graduate/Analyst Programmes and Summer Internships
Bloomberg LP is A-rated to sponsor, but its careers site actively blocks automated access, so no policy could be confirmed either way.
Rothschild & Co
Summer Analyst Programme and Spring Insight
N.M. Rothschild & Sons Limited is A-rated to sponsor, but Rothschild & Co's own careers site publishes no visa policy.
Evercore
Summer Analyst Programme and Off-Cycle Internship
Evercore's UK entities are A-rated to sponsor, but its own careers pages never mention visa sponsorship, only that international candidates are 'eligible to apply'.
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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.