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Wise Route UK
A searchable directory of 130,000+ UK visa sponsors, with an AI assistant riding along.
The problem
Finding a UK employer that sponsors Skilled Worker visas means digging through a government spreadsheet with no contact details, no context and no way to search properly. I moved to the UK myself; I know exactly how much guesswork that journey involves.
The build
Wise Route turns the Home Office sponsor register into a real product: a directory of 130,000+ licensed sponsors, searchable by industry and city, with Companies House verified data and contact emails on the Pro tier. Around the directory sits the rest of the journey: an AI immigration assistant, a visa journey tracker, and a cost calculator covering 20+ visa types.
The free tier browses everything; Pro is £14.99 a month for full access.
"Found my sponsoring company within weeks. The directory is incredibly comprehensive." Raj P., Data Scientist
Lessons
- [Why you built the product you needed when you moved to the UK.]
- [What turning a government dataset into a product taught you.]
- [One thing about consumer SaaS you didn't expect.]