Ernst & Young: UK visa sponsorship
Yes, Ernst & Young holds a UK Home Office sponsor licence.
It appears on the official register of licensed sponsors, registered in London. A licence means the employer can sponsor eligible roles, it does not mean every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. Always confirm for the specific role, and verify on gov.uk.
- Licence status
- Listed on register
- Registered town
- London
- Visa routes
- Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
- Licence rating
- Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
Checked against the Home Office register on 24 September 2026, refreshed daily.
6 Ernst & Young programmes we checked by hand
Read from their own site, with the date we checked each one. None of them publishes an application date, so treat the deadline as whenever the places are filled.
- Consulting Graduate ProgrammeGraduate schemeSome tracks
No application date published. Same firm-wide CoS-quota policy as EY-Parthenon; no service-line breakdown
Checked 22 September 2026.
- Discover EYSpring weekNo
No application date published. EY UK will not sponsor a work visa for Discover EY, and 2027 dates are not yet live.
Checked 22 September 2026.
- EY-Parthenon Graduate ProgrammeGraduate schemeSome tracks
No application date published. Sponsorship capped by an annual Certificate of Sponsorship quota, not guaranteed
Checked 22 September 2026.
- Graduate Programme (Assurance, Consulting, Tax)Graduate schemeSome tracks
No application date published. EY sponsors Assurance, Consulting and Tax graduate roles everywhere except Belfast, but some sub-programmes inside Consulting are excluded regardless of city
Checked 22 September 2026.
- Industrial PlacementsPlacement yearNot published
No application date published. EY UK dropped its degree classification bar for placements but has not said anything on sponsorship.
Checked 22 September 2026.
No application date published. EY says it cannot sponsor a work visa for its apprenticeships, only for a defined list of graduate roles.
Checked 22 September 2026.
Every programme we have checked and every UK deadline in date order. Both free, no account needed.
Ernst & Young sponsorship: common questions
Does Ernst & Young sponsor UK work visas?
Yes. Ernst & Young appears on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which means it is licensed to sponsor workers on the Skilled Worker route. Holding a licence means the employer can sponsor eligible roles; it does not guarantee that any specific job comes with sponsorship, so always confirm for the role you are applying to.
Where is Ernst & Young registered as a sponsor?
On the register, Ernst & Young is listed in London. Employers can sponsor staff working anywhere they operate, not only at the registered address.
Which visa routes can Ernst & Young sponsor?
Ernst & Young is licensed for: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker. Each route has its own eligibility and salary rules set by the Home Office.
How do I check Ernst & Young's sponsor licence myself?
Search for "Ernst & Young" in the official register of licensed sponsors on gov.uk. The register is the authoritative source and is updated regularly, including when a licence is added, suspended or revoked.
Other licensed sponsors in London
Licensed sponsors on the Home Office register
Apply where sponsorship is real
A licence means an employer can sponsor, not that they will — many graduate salaries sit under the threshold, and what decides the rest is how your application gets read. The free advice hub walks through that stage by stage, written by a recruiter who has sat on the other side of the table.
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.