Churches, mosques and religious organisations that sponsor visas in Edinburgh
39 churches, mosques and religious organisations registered in Edinburgh hold a UK Home Office sponsor licence: places of worship and religious charities. A licence means the employer can sponsor a Skilled Worker or other work visa, not that every role comes with sponsorship. Confirm it for the specific job, and verify the employer on gov.uk.
Register last updated 24 September 2026. Sector judged from each organisation's name.
Licensed churches, mosques and religious organisations in Edinburgh
Showing 28 of 39 organisations with a page.
- Annandale Mosque and Community Centre (AMCC)gov.uk
- Bethany Christian Trustgov.uk
- Bridge Family Churchgov.uk
- Chalmers Church Edinburghgov.uk
- Edinburgh Chinese Christian Churchgov.uk
- Edinburgh Korean Grace Churchgov.uk
- Embassy of The Word of Godgov.uk
- Free Church of Scotlandgov.uk
- General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Churchgov.uk
- Holyrood Evangelical Churchgov.uk
- Hope City Church Edinburghgov.uk
- Leith Baptist Churchgov.uk
- Mayfield Salisbury Churchgov.uk
- MEDINA MOSQUE TRUST OF EDINBURGHgov.uk
- Niddrie Community Churchgov.uk
- Plenitude Church SCIOgov.uk
- RCCG EDINBURGH TABERNACLEgov.uk
- Redeemed Christian Church of Godgov.uk
- Take Hold Church SCIOgov.uk
- The Bhat Sikh Gurdwara and Community Association Edinburghgov.uk
- The Church of Scotland,gov.uk
- The Dhammapadipa Templegov.uk
- The Faith Missiongov.uk
- The Mosque of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques and Islamic Centre of Edinburgh Trust Ltdgov.uk
- The Redeemed Christian Church of God - King of Glorygov.uk
- THE RESTORATION ROYAL MEGA CHURCH - KING'S PALACE EDINBURGHgov.uk
- Victory Hill Churchgov.uk
- Wali Ul Asr Trustgov.uk
11 more licensed churches, mosques and religious organisations in Edinburgh
AGAPE for All Nations Ministries International Ltd · Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh · Association of Scottish Muslims · City on a Hill · Crossroads Church Edinburgh · Currie community church · Demonstration of Holy Ghost and Power Ministry · EAGLE'S FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL CENTRE (EFIGOC) · Edinburgh City Mission SCIO · EDINBURGH HINDU MANDIR & CULTURAL CENTRE · Edinburgh Korean Church
Common questions
How many churches, mosques and religious organisations in Edinburgh sponsor work visas?
39 churches, mosques and religious organisations registered in Edinburgh hold a UK Home Office sponsor licence (register updated 24 September 2026). The list comes from the official register of licensed sponsors, refreshed daily, with the sector judged from each organisation's name.
Which churches, mosques and religious organisations in Edinburgh are hiring with visa sponsorship now?
No live roles were found on the careers sites of these employers in the last week. The licence still means they can sponsor when they hire; check each employer's page or set up a free alert.
Does a sponsor licence mean every job at these churches, mosques and religious organisations comes with a visa?
No. A licence means the employer can sponsor eligible roles. Many roles will not be sponsored, and the job must meet the skill and salary rules for the visa route. Confirm sponsorship for the specific vacancy before applying.
How is the sector decided?
The Home Office register does not record a sector, so it is judged from the organisation's name using a set of rules and an AI check, and only kept where the two agree or the check is confident. An employer with an ambiguous name may be listed under a different sector or none.
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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.