Retailers and shops that sponsor visas in Edinburgh
68 retailers and shops registered in Edinburgh hold a UK Home Office sponsor licence: supermarkets, convenience stores and shops. 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 retailers and shops in Edinburgh
Showing 60 of 68 organisations with a page.
- Abdul Halal Market Ltdgov.uk
- AL- HUSSAIN SUPER MARKET LTDgov.uk
- Al-Medina Halal Meats ltdgov.uk
- AMS Convenience Store Ltdgov.uk
- Aqqa Convenience Storegov.uk
- CAPITAL MEAT AND GROCERY LTDgov.uk
- Celtic Retail Limitedgov.uk
- Convenience Local Ltdgov.uk
- FERRY ROAD MINI MARKET LTDgov.uk
- Forth Store Ltdgov.uk
- Fred's Backyard Barbecue Limitedgov.uk
- GARRY RETAIL LTD T/A COST CUTTERgov.uk
- Georgian Antiquesgov.uk
- Gilmerton Groceries Ltdgov.uk
- GILMERTON SUPERSTORE LTD T/A Day-Todaygov.uk
- Goldenacre Grocery Ltd T/A Gilmerton Grocersgov.uk
- Good Food Asian Supermarket Ltdgov.uk
- Hay Superstore Ltdgov.uk
- Izaan Retail Ltdgov.uk
- JAZDA SUPERMARKET LTD T/A PREMIERgov.uk
- Keir Street Stop Shop Ltdgov.uk
- Kiaan Stores Ltdgov.uk
- KIMS RETAIL LIMITED T/A COSTCUTTERgov.uk
- KK Jewellers Ltdgov.uk
- LEITH WALK SHOPgov.uk
- MAGDALENE GROCER LIMITEDgov.uk
- MAITLAND RETAIL LTDgov.uk
- Mgees Storegov.uk
- MIXED WORLD LIMITED T/A HUT BAZARgov.uk
- MMC Forecourts ltdgov.uk
- Mr Pakeirathan Vanniyasingamappanar TA Kavery Convenience Storesgov.uk
- MUSF Ltd t/a T.J Mini Marketgov.uk
- New Broomhouse Market Ltd T/A Broomhouse Convenience Storegov.uk
- New Horizon Retail Ltdgov.uk
- News Stop Edinburgh Limitedgov.uk
- Niddrie Community Shopgov.uk
- Noreen Store Ltdgov.uk
- NVGAS Roadside Retail Ltdgov.uk
- OLD TOWN EXPRESS LTD T/A Day Todaygov.uk
- Pennywell Day Today Limitedgov.uk
- RAJAH'S SUPERMARKET LTD t/a Raja's Supermarketgov.uk
- RAMBOS CONVENIENCE STORE LTDgov.uk
- Restalrig Village Shop Ltdgov.uk
- S C Jewellery Designgov.uk
- Scotts Newsagentsgov.uk
- SECT.RIVER LTD T/A Coogate Convenience Storegov.uk
- Shinwari Retail Ltd t/a Shinwarigov.uk
- SHOES121 LIMITEDgov.uk
- SIGHTHILL SUPERMARKET LTDgov.uk
- Spice Supermarket Limitedgov.uk
- SSA Retail Group Ltd.gov.uk
- The Chaand Company Ltd t/a Milton Convenience Storegov.uk
- The Edinburgh Bookshop Ltdgov.uk
- The Edinburgh Natural Skincare Company (Retail Shops) Ltdgov.uk
- THEY WOLFSTONEEDIN LTD t/a Spargov.uk
- Velmart Sons Limitedgov.uk
- VMart Retail Limitedgov.uk
- Wallyford Day To Day Supermarket Ltd t/a Day-Todaygov.uk
- Zahid Bashir T/As Earlston Convenience Storegov.uk
- Zulfiquar Ali Murtaza t/a Capital Wholesalersgov.uk
8 more licensed retailers and shops in Edinburgh
Ahmed Convenience Store · ARHAM & NOOR ENTERPRISES LIMITED t/a Londis · BOSWALL PO-NEWSAGENTS LIMITED · CASTLE FOODS STORE LTD · EASTERN SPICES EDINBURGH LIMITED · EDINBURGH PHONE & VAPE LTD · ELM ROW POST OFFICE & NEWSAGENTS LIMITED T/A ELM ROW POST OFFICE · FAZAL JAN MEAT AND GROCERIES LTD
Common questions
How many retailers and shops in Edinburgh sponsor work visas?
68 retailers and shops 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 retailers and shops 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 retailers and shops 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.
Other sectors in Edinburgh
Retail sponsors in other cities
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.