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PayPal holds a UK sponsor licence

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Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
A rating
Skilled Worker
A rating

From the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, checked 3 Nov 2026. What a licence means

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H-1B approvals (US)
10,958
USCIS employer data hub
Positions approved (CA)
1
across 1 positive LMIA decision · ESDC open data
AU sponsor status
Accredited
Department of Home Affairs
IE employment permits
49
DETE permit records

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Sponsorship record

  • United States: 10,958 H-1B approvals between 2009 and 2026, 146 denied.
  • Canada: 1 position approved in 1 positive LMIA decision in 2024.
  • United Kingdom: 2 sponsor licences under the PayPal name (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, A rating; Skilled Worker, A rating). Each is held by a separate business, such as PayPal Ltd and PayPal Ltd.
  • Australia: on the Department of Home Affairs list of accredited sponsors.
  • Ireland: 49 employment permits issued between 2020 and 2026.
  • 7 open jobs on ApplyWave: 4 in the United Kingdom, 2 in Australia, 1 in Canada, 1 in Ireland.

Sources: USCIS H-1B data hub, ESDC LMIA open data, Home Office register of licensed sponsors, Department of Home Affairs, DETE employment permit statistics.

Visa Sponsorship History at PayPal

2009
129
2010
200
2011
269
2012
385
2013
305
2014
418
2015
420
2016
407
2017
543
2018
690
2019
811
2020
777
2021
1,660
2022
909
2023
1,021
2024
583
2025
952
2026
529

Visa Sponsorship Details

United States — H-1B

Approval Rate:98.7%(10,958 approved · 146 denied)

Canada — LMIA

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About PayPal: key facts

H-1B filings on record
2009–2026
Filing location
San Jose, CA
LMIA decisions on record
2024
LMIA location
Toronto, Ontario
Employment permits
9 in 2026 (8 in 2025)

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