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Visa Sponsors

What it is​

The Visa Sponsors page lets you search official licensed sponsor registers from inside JobOps.

Each provider corresponds to a country's official register and is auto-discovered at startup from the visa-sponsor-providers/ directory.

For each company, it shows:

  • Match score against your query
  • Company location (when available)
  • Licensed routes and type/rating details
  • Per-provider last refresh time and sponsor count

Why it exists​

Many roles require sponsorship-ready employers. This page helps you quickly validate whether a target company appears on an official sponsor list, so you can prioritize applications and sourcing terms.

How to use it​

  1. Open Visa Sponsors in the app.
  2. Enter a company name in the search box.
  3. Optionally filter by country using the country field.
  4. Select a result to view sponsor details.
  5. Use the score and route details to decide whether to prioritize that employer.

Refresh schedule​

Each provider refreshes independently on its own daily schedule (default: 02:00 UTC). Use the download/update button in the page header to fetch the latest register immediately for all providers.

API examples​

# Search sponsors across all providers
curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/api/visa-sponsors/search \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"Monzo","limit":100,"minScore":20}'
# Search sponsors restricted to a specific country
curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/api/visa-sponsors/search \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"Monzo","country":"united kingdom","limit":100}'
# Get one organization's entries (all licensed routes)
curl "http://localhost:3001/api/visa-sponsors/organization/Monzo%20Bank%20Ltd"
# Get status of all registered providers
curl "http://localhost:3001/api/visa-sponsors/status"
# Trigger manual refresh for all providers
curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/api/visa-sponsors/update
# Trigger manual refresh for a specific provider
curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/api/visa-sponsors/update/uk

Common problems​

No results found​

  • Try alternate legal names (Ltd, Limited, abbreviations).
  • Reduce spelling strictness by searching a shorter core name.
  • Run a manual refresh with the header update button (or POST /api/visa-sponsors/update).
  • Check GET /api/visa-sponsors/status to see per-provider error details.
  • Verify the server can reach the upstream source for that provider (e.g. gov.uk for the UK provider).

Company appears once but has multiple routes​

  • Open the detail panel for that company; route/type entries are shown there.

A country's provider is missing​

  • Check startup logs for registry warnings about that provider id, including skipped invalid manifests.
  • Ensure the provider id is registered in shared/src/visa-sponsor-providers/index.ts.
  • Ensure the manifest exists at visa-sponsor-providers/<id>/manifest.ts or visa-sponsor-providers/<id>/src/manifest.ts.
  • See Add a Visa Sponsor Provider for the full workflow.