First Greater Western Ltd: UK visa sponsorship
Yes, First Greater Western Ltd holds a UK Home Office sponsor licence.
It appears on the official register of licensed sponsors, registered in Swindon. 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
- Swindon
- Visa routes
- Skilled Worker
- Licence rating
- Worker (A rating)
- County
- Wiltshire
Checked against the Home Office register on 12 November 2026, refreshed daily. How we check
This page isn't featured in our index, but the data above is the same official register.
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The First Greater Western Ltd programme 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.
- Customer service apprenticeships over 18 months, plus four year engineering and plant technician apprenticeshipsApprenticeshipNot published
No application date published. GWR supervises more than 240 apprentices across 2,000 miles of railway, and its customer service route bundles in a Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.
Checked 1 October 2026.
Every programme we have checked and every UK deadline in date order. Both free, no account needed.
What First Greater Western Ltd's licence means for a jobseeker
- An A rating is a full sponsor licence: the employer can assign certificates of sponsorship, the document a sponsored worker needs to apply for a visa. Source: gov.uk, UK visa sponsorship for employers: your licence rating.
- Skilled Worker: to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer. Source: gov.uk, Skilled Worker visa.
General information about the rules, not advice on your own application. Rules checked on 24 Oct 2026 against gov.uk; the register data above is refreshed daily.
First Greater Western Ltd sponsorship: common questions
Does First Greater Western Ltd sponsor UK work visas?
Yes. First Greater Western Ltd 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 First Greater Western Ltd registered as a sponsor?
On the register, First Greater Western Ltd is listed in Swindon. Employers can sponsor staff working anywhere they operate, not only at the registered address.
Which visa routes can First Greater Western Ltd sponsor?
First Greater Western Ltd is licensed for: Skilled Worker. Each route has its own eligibility and salary rules set by the Home Office.
How do I check First Greater Western Ltd's sponsor licence myself?
Search for "First Greater Western Ltd" 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.
Related guides
Other licensed sponsors in Swindon
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.
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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. How we check this data.