Met Office: UK visa sponsorship
Yes, Met Office holds a UK Home Office sponsor licence.
It appears on the official register of licensed sponsors, registered in Exeter. 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
- Exeter
- Visa routes
- International Agreement, Skilled Worker
- Licence rating
- Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
- County
- Devon
Checked against the Home Office register on 2 October 2026, refreshed daily.
2 Met Office 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.
- Graduate Development SchemeGraduate schemeSome tracks
No application date published. Met Office sponsors Skilled Worker visas only on some roles, disclosed per advert, with a security-clearance UK residency requirement that limits access for candidates not already UK-based.
Checked 22 September 2026.
- Met Office Graduate Development SchemeGraduate schemeNot published
No application date published. The Met Office says outright there is no Graduate Development Scheme intake planned for 2027.
Checked 23 September 2026.
Every programme we have checked and every UK deadline in date order. Both free, no account needed.
Met Office sponsorship: common questions
Does Met Office sponsor UK work visas?
Yes. Met Office 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 Met Office registered as a sponsor?
On the register, Met Office is listed in Exeter. Employers can sponsor staff working anywhere they operate, not only at the registered address.
Which visa routes can Met Office sponsor?
Met Office is licensed for: International Agreement, Skilled Worker. Each route has its own eligibility and salary rules set by the Home Office.
How do I check Met Office's sponsor licence myself?
Search for "Met Office" 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 Exeter
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.