Our International Immigration UK expert Solicitors are ready to help in Global Talent Visa applications.
Global Talent Visa is designed for individuals over 18 who have demonstrated exceptional talent or promise in fields such as science, engineering, humanities, social science, medicine, digital technology, arts, and culture. Applicants must secure an endorsement from a Home Office-approved body or possess a prestigious prize listed in the Global Talent Appendix. The application process typically involves two stages: obtaining the endorsement and applying for entry clearance or permission to stay. The visa offers flexibility, as it does not require a job offer and can lead to settlement in the UK. Additionally, dependents can apply under this route.
To help you understand the Global Talent visa application, we have prepared detailed breakdown of all the required document, including referee letters, personal statements, including referee letters, personal statements, and supporting evidence tailored to the applicant’s field. Whether the application is tech, academia, or the arts, it is essential to understand exactly what is expected at each stage. Click here to view the full list of documents and requirements and make sure your application meets the Home Office and endorsing body criteria.
The Global Talent route is for people aged 18 or over in the field of science, engineering, humanities, social science, medicine, digital technology or arts and culture who can show they have exceptional talent or exceptional promise.
We assist clients applying within the following fields:
Applicants for Global Talent visa will already be leaders in their respective field. Applicants submitting Exceptional Promise applications will have the potential to become leaders in their field.
The Global Talent visa does not require a job offer and can lead to settlement in the UK.
A dependent partner and dependent children under 18 can apply under this route.
For most our clients, there is a two-part application process:
Alternatively, if you have been awarded a prestigious prize listed in Appendix Global Talent: Prestigious Prizes issued by the Home Office, you will not be required to apply for an endorsement.
In order to qualify for a Global Talent visa, you will need to satisfy UK Visas and Immigration that:
The exact requirements you will need to satisfy may vary depending on your circumstances. We will assess your circumstances and advise you how to meet the requirements under the Immigration Rules.
If you are required to obtain an endorsement, we will assist with the application to the appropriate endorsing body.
Each endorsing body has its own set of criteria for a Global Talent endorsement, and we can assist with the preparation of the application for endorsement, and the subsequent communication with the particular endorsing body. To support an application for endorsement, the endorsing body will expect a portfolio of work, recommendations and other evidence from experts in your field.
Once you have been endorsed, you will be able to apply for a Global Talent visa.
If you have been awarded a qualifying Prestigious Prize, you will be able to make a single visa application without needing to obtain an endorsement from one of the Global Talent endorsing bodies.
We can assit you with advice and the application process.
If you have won a qualifying prestigious award, you may be able to skip the endorsement process and proceed directly to making your visa application.,
The Home Office sets out the list of prestigious prizes in their Immigration Rules. This list is being reviewed and updated in line with the general circumstances.
The list does not include prestigious prizes or awards for a specific work or prizes given to an organization of which you may be a part. The prize, which must be open to all nationalities, must be awarded directly to you, the applicant, and it must be determined by experts or peers, not by the public.
Global Talent applicants are not required to meet any specific English Language requirement. English Language requirement will be relevant when you are applying for settlement as a holder of Global Talent visa.
To arrange an initial consultation about your immigration law issue, call our lawyers on 0330 107 0107 or request a call back.
Global Talent visa will be granted in line with the time requested within the application for visa. The applicant will submit a request for a number of whole years. The maximum number of years it is possible to request in a single application is five.
It is possible to extend time in the UK if you think you need more time, or if you are not ready to apply for settlement. There is no maximum number of years that you are able to remain in the UK in the Global Talent visa category.
To qualify for an extension of stay on the Global Talent route, the Home Office will expect to see:
You will be expected to have spent not more than 180 days outside the UK during any rolling 12 months during the continuous period of leave relied upon. However, Global Talent visa holders endorsed by one of the endorsing bodies for science, engineering, humanities and medicine and who have undertaken research overseas directly related to their grant of leave, will not have such absences counted when they apply for settlement.
Settlement after a continuous period of 3 years in the UK is possible if:
Settlement after a continuous period of 5 years in the UK is possible if you were endorsed under the exceptional promise criteria by Arts Council England or Tech Nation.
Unlike many other work-related immigration categories, it is possible to combine the following routes to achieve qualifying continuous residence for the purpose of the application for settlement:
Unless an exemption applies, the applicants must show English language ability on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in speaking and listening to at least level B1.
We will advise you about the particular requirements relating to the English language requirement as specified in Appendix English Language of the Immigration Rules, and we will make sure you provide the correct evidence.
Applicants must also meet the Knowledge of Life in the UK requirement as set out in Appendix KOL UK of the Immigration Rules. We will advise you how to book, prepare and pass the test.
Our immigration team has experience in assisting talented clients in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, humanities, digital technology and arts and culture wishing to work in the UK. We will guide you through the Home Office rules and policies, and we will ensure that you provide evidence which is expected to support your application.
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It is possible to switch into the Global Talent route once you are in the UK, provided your current leave to stay is not in one of the following categories:
If you hold leave in any of the above categories then you will be required to leave the UK and submit your application for a Global Talent visa from your home country.
You can only apply when you are in possession of the required endorsement by one of the endorsement bodies that is relevant to your field. The Global Talent visa application must be made within three months of the date of the endorsement.
We can help you to prepare a plan for the application in line with your intended date of arrival in the UK. Call our lawyers on 0330 107 0107 or request a call back.
The decision times vary according to the number of applications the Home Office receives, but generally, the processing of the Global Talent application may take around four weeks.
It is possible to apply using priority services, under which the Home Office can process the application within one week.
In some cases, and only at some application centres, it is possible to apply using super-priority service with turnaround of 24 hours.
You will not be able to travel to the UK whilst the application is under consideration.
You will have right to work including self-employment and voluntary work. You will not be permitted to work as a professional sportsperson or coach.
There is a requirement to receive income from work relating to the endorsement given in support of the visa application.
You will also have a right to study in the UK.
You can bring your Spouse, Civil Partner or Unmarried Partner and children under the age of 18.
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