diff --git a/src/actions/sponsor-users-actions.js b/src/actions/sponsor-users-actions.js
index 84db7ab48..6360ebca1 100644
--- a/src/actions/sponsor-users-actions.js
+++ b/src/actions/sponsor-users-actions.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_CURRENT_PAGE,
   DEFAULT_ORDER_DIR,
   DEFAULT_PER_PAGE,
-  DUMMY_ACTION
+  DUMMY_ACTION,
+  SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE
 } from "../utils/constants";
 import { snackbarErrorHandler, snackbarSuccessHandler } from "./base-actions";
 
@@ -328,9 +329,11 @@ export const processSponsorUserRequest = (request) => async (dispatch) => {
     send_activation_email: request.send_email
   };
 
-  if (request.sponsor?.id) payload.sponsor_id = request.sponsor.id;
-  else {
-    if (request.company?.id) payload.company_id = request.company.id;
+  if (request.sponsor_type === SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.EXISTING)
+    payload.sponsor_id = request.sponsor.id;
+
+  if (request.sponsor_type === SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.NEW) {
+    if (request.company?.id > 0) payload.company_id = request.company.id;
     else payload.company_name = request.company.name;
     payload.sponsorship_types = request.tiers.map((st) => st.id);
   }
diff --git a/src/components/mui/formik-inputs/company-input-mui.js b/src/components/mui/formik-inputs/company-input-mui.js
index 8bf851beb..301a451a0 100644
--- a/src/components/mui/formik-inputs/company-input-mui.js
+++ b/src/components/mui/formik-inputs/company-input-mui.js
@@ -14,19 +14,22 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import PropTypes from "prop-types";
 import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
-import Autocomplete from "@mui/material/Autocomplete";
+import Autocomplete, { createFilterOptions } from "@mui/material/Autocomplete";
 import CircularProgress from "@mui/material/CircularProgress";
 import ExpandMoreIcon from "@mui/icons-material/ExpandMore";
 import { useField } from "formik";
 import { queryCompanies } from "../../../actions/company-actions";
 import { DEBOUNCE_WAIT_250 } from "../../../utils/constants";
 
+const filter = createFilterOptions();
+
 const CompanyInputMUI = ({
   id,
   name,
   placeholder,
   plainValue,
   isMulti = false,
+  allowCreate = false,
   ...rest
 }) => {
   const [field, meta, helpers] = useField(name);
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ const CompanyInputMUI = ({
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState("");
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [isDebouncing, setIsDebouncing] = useState(false);
 
   const { value } = field;
   const error = meta.touched && meta.error;
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ const CompanyInputMUI = ({
       return;
     }
 
+    setIsDebouncing(false);
     setLoading(true);
 
     const normalize = (results) =>
@@ -60,11 +65,13 @@ const CompanyInputMUI = ({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (inputValue) {
+      setIsDebouncing(true);
       const delayDebounce = setTimeout(() => {
         fetchOptions(inputValue);
       }, DEBOUNCE_WAIT_250);
       return () => clearTimeout(delayDebounce);
     }
+    setIsDebouncing(false);
   }, [inputValue]);
 
   const selectedValue = useMemo(() => {
@@ -96,13 +103,43 @@ const CompanyInputMUI = ({
           }));
     } else {
       theValue = plainValue
-        ? newValue.label
-        : { id: parseInt(newValue.value), name: newValue.label };
+        ? newValue.inputValue || newValue.label
+        : {
+            id: newValue.inputValue ? 0 : parseInt(newValue.value),
+            name: newValue.inputValue || newValue.label
+          };
     }
 
     helpers.setValue(theValue);
   };
 
+  const handleFilterOptions = (options, params) => {
+    const filtered = filter(options, params);
+
+    if (!allowCreate || loading || isDebouncing) return filtered;
+
+    const { inputValue } = params;
+    const isExisting = options.some(
+      (option) => inputValue.toLowerCase() === option.label.toLowerCase()
+    );
+
+    if (inputValue !== "" && !isExisting) {
+      filtered.push({
+        inputValue,
+        value: null,
+        label: `Create "${inputValue}"`
+      });
+    }
+    return filtered;
+  };
+
+  const getOptionLabel = (option) => {
+    if (option.inputValue) {
+      return option.inputValue;
+    }
+    return option.label || "";
+  };
+
   return (
     <Autocomplete
       open={open}
@@ -110,16 +147,22 @@ const CompanyInputMUI = ({
       onClose={() => setOpen(false)}
       options={options}
       value={selectedValue}
-      getOptionLabel={(option) => option.label}
+      getOptionLabel={getOptionLabel}
       isOptionEqualToValue={(option, value) => option.value === value.value}
       onInputChange={(_, newInputValue) => {
         setInputValue(newInputValue);
       }}
+      filterOptions={handleFilterOptions}
       multiple={isMulti}
       onChange={handleChange}
       loading={loading}
       fullWidth
       popupIcon={<ExpandMoreIcon />}
+      renderOption={(props, option) => (
+        <li {...props} key={option.value ?? `create-${option.inputValue}`}>
+          {option.label}
+        </li>
+      )}
       renderInput={(params) => (
         <TextField
           {...params}
@@ -156,7 +199,8 @@ CompanyInputMUI.propTypes = {
   name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   placeholder: PropTypes.string,
   plainValue: PropTypes.bool,
-  isMulti: PropTypes.bool
+  isMulti: PropTypes.bool,
+  allowCreate: PropTypes.bool
 };
 
 export default CompanyInputMUI;
diff --git a/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-users-list-page/components/process-request-form.js b/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-users-list-page/components/process-request-form.js
index 377b6a585..2ee0cffa6 100644
--- a/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-users-list-page/components/process-request-form.js
+++ b/src/pages/sponsors/sponsor-users-list-page/components/process-request-form.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import MuiSponsorInput from "../../../../components/mui/formik-inputs/mui-sponso
 import { titleCase } from "../../../../utils/methods";
 import MuiFormikSwitch from "../../../../components/mui/formik-inputs/mui-formik-switch";
 import SponsorshipsBySummitSelectMUI from "../../../../components/mui/formik-inputs/sponsorship-summit-select-mui";
+import { SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE } from "../../../../utils/constants";
 
 const buildInitialValues = (data) => {
   const normalized = { ...data };
@@ -32,9 +33,11 @@ const buildInitialValues = (data) => {
   normalized.access_rights = [];
   normalized.send_email = true;
 
+  normalized.sponsor_type = SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.NEW;
   if (data.company_id !== 0 && data.sponsor)
-    normalized.sponsor_type = "existing";
-  else if (data.company_name) normalized.sponsor_type = "new";
+    normalized.sponsor_type = SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.EXISTING;
+  else if (data.company_name)
+    normalized.sponsor_type = SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.NEW;
 
   return normalized;
 };
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ const ProcessRequestForm = ({ request, userGroups, summit, onSubmit }) => {
         .object()
         .nullable()
         .when("sponsor_type", {
-          is: "existing",
+          is: SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.EXISTING,
           then: (schema) =>
             schema.required(T.translate("validation.required")).shape({
               id: yup.number().required(),
@@ -62,10 +65,13 @@ const ProcessRequestForm = ({ request, userGroups, summit, onSubmit }) => {
         .object()
         .nullable()
         .when("sponsor_type", {
-          is: "new",
+          is: SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.NEW,
           then: (schema) =>
             schema.required(T.translate("validation.required")).shape({
-              id: yup.number().required(),
+              id: yup
+                .number()
+                .min(0, T.translate("validation.required"))
+                .required(),
               name: yup.string().required()
             }),
           otherwise: (schema) => schema.notRequired()
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ const ProcessRequestForm = ({ request, userGroups, summit, onSubmit }) => {
           })
         )
         .when("sponsor_type", {
-          is: "new",
+          is: SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.NEW,
           then: (schema) =>
             schema
               .min(1, T.translate("validation.required", { count: 1 }))
@@ -177,13 +183,13 @@ const ProcessRequestForm = ({ request, userGroups, summit, onSubmit }) => {
             }}
             options={[
               {
-                value: "existing",
+                value: SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.EXISTING,
                 label: T.translate(
                   "sponsor_users.process_request.assign_to_existing"
                 )
               },
               {
-                value: "new",
+                value: SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.NEW,
                 label: T.translate(
                   "sponsor_users.process_request.assign_to_new"
                 )
@@ -194,7 +200,10 @@ const ProcessRequestForm = ({ request, userGroups, summit, onSubmit }) => {
             <Grid2 size={6}>
               <MuiSponsorInput
                 name="sponsor"
-                disabled={formik.values.sponsor_type === "new"}
+                disabled={
+                  formik.values.sponsor_type ===
+                  SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.NEW
+                }
                 summitId={summit.id}
                 placeholder={T.translate(
                   "sponsor_users.process_request.select_sponsor"
@@ -204,15 +213,19 @@ const ProcessRequestForm = ({ request, userGroups, summit, onSubmit }) => {
             <Grid2 size={6}>
               <CompanyInputMUI
                 name="company"
-                disabled={formik.values.sponsor_type === "existing"}
+                disabled={
+                  formik.values.sponsor_type ===
+                  SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.EXISTING
+                }
                 placeholder={T.translate(
                   "sponsor_users.process_request.select_company"
                 )}
+                allowCreate
               />
             </Grid2>
           </Grid2>
           <Divider sx={{ margin: "10px -16px 20px -16px" }} />
-          {formik.values.sponsor_type === "new" && (
+          {formik.values.sponsor_type === SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE.NEW && (
             <>
               <Typography variant="h6" gutterBottom>
                 {T.translate("sponsor_users.process_request.show_details")}
diff --git a/src/utils/constants.js b/src/utils/constants.js
index 93939c429..738fefa11 100644
--- a/src/utils/constants.js
+++ b/src/utils/constants.js
@@ -256,4 +256,9 @@ export const PURCHASE_STATUS = {
   PENDING: "Pending",
   PAID: "Paid",
   CANCELLED: "Cancelled"
+}
+
+export const SPONSOR_USER_ASSIGNMENT_TYPE = {
+  EXISTING: "existing",
+  NEW: "new"
 };