uk global talent visa

Global Talent Visa IT
for UK Immigration

UK Global Talent visa route is open to talented and promising individuals with technical or business skills in the digital technology sector wishing to work in the UK.
Applicants will be leaders in their field, or have the potential to be leaders, as determined by Tech Nation

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Preparation Time 4 weeks
Obtaining UK PR (Settlement) 3 years or 5 years

Benefits of
UK Global Talent Visa (IT)

No English language exam required
Flexibility (you can work or run your own business)
No investment required
No job offer required
No maintenance funds required
You can bring your spouse & children

Eligibility for
UK Global Talent Visa (IT)

Technical applicant
  • Must demonstrate proven technical expertise in using, building, deploying or exploiting a technology stack and building technical infrastructure.
Business applicant
  • Must demonstrate proven investment, commercial or product expertise in building digital products or leading investments in significant digital product businesses.
Find out if you are eligible for the Global Talent Visa (IT) and go through our tailored Eligibility Test to evaluate your chances.
Eligibility Test

Talent
or Promise?

Exceptional Talent

UK Settlement in 3 years

An applicant evidencing exceptional talent must show that they have been recognised as a leading talent in the digital technology sector in the last 5 years and provide evidence of at least 2 of the following:

  • A proven track record for innovation as a founder/senior executive of a product-led digital technology company or as an employee working on a new digital field or concept;
  • Proof of recognition for work beyond your occupation that contributes to the advancement of the field;
  • They have made significant technical, commercial or entrepreneurial contributions to the field as a founder, senior executive, board member or employee of a product-led digital technology company;
  • They have demonstrated exceptional ability in the field by academic contributions through research published or endorsed by an expert.
Exceptional Promise

UK Settlement in 5 years

Applicant who is seeking to evidence exceptional promise in the digital technology industry, you will need to show that you have been recognised as having potential to be a leading talent in the digital technology field in the last 5 years provide evidence of at least two of the following:

  • At least One example of innovation as a founder of a product led digital technology company/employee working on a new digital field or concept;
  • At least One example of proof of recognition for work beyond your occupation that contributes to the advancement of the field;
  • At least One example of significant technical, commercial, or entrepreneurial contributions to the field as either a founder/employee of a product-led digital technology company;
  • At least One example demonstrating exceptional ability in the field by making academic contributions through research;
  • And Be at an early stage in their career

How to obtain endorsement for
UK Global Talent Visa

Our goal and our highest priority is to ensure that our client is successfully endorsed. This is how we get to that point.
We need to prove 2 (out of 4)
criteria to the Home Office:
STAGE 1
1. Contribution
You must demonstrate that you have made a significant technical, commercial or entrepreneurial contribution to the field as a founder, senior executive, board member or employee of a product-led digital technology company.
2. Innovation
You can demonstrate this by providing evidence of any genuine and significant product-led digital technology businesses you have established as a founder or senior executive which is currently active or has been dissolved in the last five years.
3. Recognition
You can demonstrate this by providing evidence that you have gone beyond your day-to-day profession to engage in an activity that contributes to the advancement of the sector.
4. Academic
You will have to show that you have an exceptional ability in the field by making academic contributions through research. Academic research must be endorsed by a recognised academic expert either through peer review in a recognised publication or endorsement from a leading senior academic who has supervised the individual directly.

Visa
Application

STAGE 2

After we receive your endorsement, we are preparing the documents for the visa submission. We are going to attach all the required documents including the endorsement letter. You will receive a decision from the Home Office within 4 weeks.

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Please go through our tailored Eligibility Test to evaluate your chances of getting the visa.
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UK Permanent Residency
and British Passport

Obtaining UK Permanent Residency

To get an ILR (indefinite leave to remain) you will have to prove continuous residence in the UK – you must not leave the UK for more than 180 days (6 months) per year. Applicants are also required to prove that they have achieved a level of business success which meets the endorsement criteria for settlement.

Obtaining British Citizenship

You can apply for UK citizenship 2 years after obtaining ILR on the UK Global Talent Visa if all requirements are met. You must be able to prove to the Home Office that you have not been absent from the UK for more than 450 days in the 5-year period prior to submitting your British citizenship application and 90 days in the last year.

How Visa Application
Process Works

4 – 8 weeks (Stage 1)
Endorsement Process (Tech Nation)

What we do:

  • We will prepare your case by collecting all necessary documents including your CV, reference letters, professional certificates, publications,etc.
  • We will also provide templates if necessary
  • We will complete all the required forms and submit your application for endorsement

Once we submit application to Tech Nation (an endorsing body), they will assess applicant’s skills, abilities, and achievements, and advises the Home Office whether he or she can be endorsed.

4 weeks (Stage 2)
Visa Process (Home Office)

What we do:

  • Once we receive the Endorsement Letter we will prepare your application form
  • Upon the submission of the application form all government immigration fees must be paid, this can be either done through us or you can do it by yourself
  • Then we upload all the required documents and book your appointment at the authorised visa centre in your country to provide biometrics and photos.

During this stage the Home Office considers immigration aspects, such as whether general grounds for refusal apply and, if you are already in the UK, whether you can switch into the category.

Frequently Asked
Questions

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