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Global Talent Visa 2024: Eligibility

If you have trouble understanding the newly introduced Global Talent Visa eligibility and its application method, you have landed at the right webpage.

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    With numerous job opportunities, a better living standard, and an excellent place to raise kids, the UK is a world of everything prosperous. Every year, people across the world apply for the UK Global Talent Visa. Let’s find out if you’re eligible for it. Read along.

     

    What is the Global Talent Visa?

    The Global Talent Visa category is a special UK immigration route. This work visa category is designed exclusively for talented and promising foreign immigrants willing to work for specific sectors in the United Kingdom. The applicants must have an origin outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.

    This visa is granted to individuals who are either a leader or a potential leader in any of the following fields:

    • Arts and Culture
    • Academia or Research
    • Digital Technology
     
     
     
     
     

    What are the eligibility requirements to apply for a Global Talent Visa?

    The eligibility criteria for Global Talent Visa are undoubtedly quite high, but that shouldn’t discourage the ‘talented’ applicants.

    Global Talent Visa is meant for talented individuals all over the world.

    The basic eligibility for immigration is:

    • The candidate must have more than five years of education and work experience in science, mathematics, engineering, or arts.
    • Get an endorsement letter from any of the review bodies of the UK. There are different endorsement bodies for different subjects.
    • Get three recommendation letters from your seniors.
    • Get a recommendation letter from senior and present employers.

    You are eligible to apply for the visa only when you have applied for an endorsement from any one of the 6 endorsing bodies entitled by the Home Office.

    An endorsement proves your worth as a leader or potential leader in the fields:

    • Science
    • Engineering
    • Medicine
    • Social sciences or humanities
    • Academic and research
    • Arts and Culture
    • Digital Technology
    • Cinema and Television

    There are 3 endorsement options available:

    • Senior Appointment
    • Endorsed Funder
    • Peer Review

    Once the endorsement is granted, then it is up to the Home Office to take the final call on the immigration decision against your application.

     

    What Documents are Required by the Global Talent Visa?

    Here’s a list of documents for the Global Talent Visa:

    • Passport, in original, with a minimum validity of six months as on the date of submission of the visa application. 
    • One recent passport-size color photograph showing the full face.
    • Proof of residence: Either a copy of National ID Card or Utility Bill such as electricity, telephone, or water bill
    • Proof of profession: Certificate from the employer. In the case of students, a copy of the Identity card from the educational institution is to be attached.
    • Proof of funds: Endorsement of foreign currency equivalent to US $150/- per applicant or copy of international credit card or updated bank statement showing sufficient balance to finance travel to India.
    • Tuberculosis Test Result: Clear tuberculosis (TB) test result letter, if the applicant is from one of the countries on the Home Office’s TB testing list

     

     

    How do I apply for the Global Talent Visa?

    The Global Talent route is very similar to the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent/Promise Visa. The whole application process is divided into 2 main stages: 

    Let’s discuss each of these stages with some details:

    Step 1: Global Talent Visa UK starts with the endorsement. The visa applicant has to apply for THE endorsement with the relevant ‘endorsing body.’

    Step 2: During this stage, it is a must for the applicant to obtain endorsement from one of the ‘endorsing bodies.

    The applicant can be endorsed as:

    • An emerging leader (exceptional promise)
    • A leader (exceptional talent)

    Or

    • Under UK Research and Innovation ‘endorsed funder’ option

    Step 3: The endorsing body will then examine the application to determine whether the candidate deserves an endorsement or not. Then the endorsing body is going to advise the Home Office on granting the endorsement.

    Step 4: A Global Talent Visa applicant can apply for both the Endorsement (Stage 1) and the main visa (Stage 2) simultaneously, but that involves too much risk. Your visa application will be rejected immediately if your endorsement application is rejected by the Home Office. This means you may lose both the fees.

    Step 5: It is always wise to proceed for Stage 2 after successfully completing Stage 1.

    Step 1: After securing an endorsement, it is time to apply for the Global Talent Visa. During the 2nd stage, the UK Home Office examines the different immigration aspects of the applicant.

    Step 2: Global Talent Visa application from a foreign worker will be passed through a strict process of evaluation to understand whether the requirements fit the immigration rule or not.

    Step 3: We will strongly advise the skilled migrant applicants to attach a copy of the Endorsement Letter with their Global Talent Visa application form.

     

    What are the charges for the Global Talent Visa?

    Here’s a breakdown of the fees for the Global Talent Visa:

    TypeFees Per Individual
    For Endorsement Application£456
    For Visa Application£152
    For Visa Application (if you are from Turkey or Macedonia)£97
    Eligible Dependent Visa Cost£608
    Healthcare SurchargeApprox. £400/year


    How much time is required to process a Global Talent Visa application?

    The Global Talent Visa route has been streamlined significantly in order to reduce the time required for taking the final decision against an application.

    • It takes about 3 weeks to get a decision when you are applying within the UK for a Global Talent Visa.
    • If you are outside the UK, then you may receive a decision on your Global Talent immigration application within 8 weeks.



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    Other Important FAQs

    There are 4 endorsement options that the Global Talent category supports.

    These are:

    • Individual Fellowship: This fast-track endorsement. It is granted to the applicants if they have been awarded an individual fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering or the Royal Society or the British Academy. The applicant has to fulfill the eligibility criteria of holding the fellowship at the time of application or anytime within 12 months before the date of application.
    • Senior Appointments: This fast-track endorsement scheme is applicable to applicants who are working as a reader, professor, associate professor, or equivalent senior position (like Senior Group Leader) at a UK Higher education institute. Here, the endorsement procedure is managed by the Royal Society, British Council, and Royal Academy of Engineering.
    • Endorsed Funder: This endorsement option is crafted for scholars and researchers. The applicants’ names or job titles should be mentioned in a successful grant application by a UKRI approved endorsed funder. The applicants must be hosted or appointed by the institutes listed in Annex 2 of the Global Talent Immigration Rules.
    • Peer Review: This Global Talent scheme is a standard endorsement option for applicants who are willing to apply for full peer review done by the Royal Society, British Academy or Royal Academy of Engineering.

    Key benefits that UK Global Talent Visa comes with are:

    • You don’t have to pass an English language test like IELTS
    • If your family members including spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner and dependent children (provided they are aged below 18 years) meet certain Global Talent Visa eligibility criteria, you can bring them to the UK
    • No proof of employment is required
    • You can be self-employed or start a business in the UK
    • Eligible ‘dependant’ can also seek employment during your stay in the UK
    • Freedom to change/switch jobs, organizations, and places with any prior permission from the Home Office
    • No rule to meet the minimum salary requirement criteria while applying for this visa
    • You are allowed to travel to and from the UK as many times as you want
    • Your visa can be renewed as many times as you like
    • You are allowed to stay and work in the UK up to 5 years at a stretch
    • The Global Talent Visa holders are allowed to apply for Permanent Residency, also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), after completing 3 years in the UK as a leader.

    The Global Talent Visa is basically a renaming of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent/Promise Visa with a few extensions to the rules.

    Here are few points where Global Talent Visa differs from its predecessor Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa:

    • The Global Talent Visa is not a part of the Point Based System (PBS) category while Tier 1 Exceptional Visa was a typical example under the PBS category.
    • ‘Designated Competent Bodies’ granting endorsement for Tier 1 visa has been renamed as ‘Endorsing Bodies’ although their function remains the same. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been the only addition to this list.
    • Global Talent Visa applicants in the fields of medicine, science, humanities, and engineering are eligible for automatic endorsement if they:
    • Hold a specific fellowship or held one within 12 months before the application date
    • Are appointed as researchers/senior academics at a UK higher education institute
    • They are students with a grant/award of £30,000 or more for at least 2 years
    • Applicants, endorsed in the above-mentioned fields, can apply for permanent settlement in the UK after completing 3 years of their stay in the UK including the granted leave period (if any).
    • Unlike the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa, there is no restriction on the number of Global Talent migrants.

    A Global Talent Visa holder can take their spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner, and dependant children (below the age of 18) to the UK.

    The earliest timeline to apply for the Global Talent Visa is 3 months before your travel to the UK.
    Applicants can apply for the Global Talent Visa and endorsement at the same time or after obtaining the endorsement. If an applicant fails to secure an endorsement, his/her visa application will be rejected automatically. This means losing money for both. So, it is better to apply for the visa after obtaining the endorsement.
    UK Global Talent Visa is valid for up to 5 years. It enables the visa holder to stay and work in the UK for a maximum period of 5 years.

    Yes, they do need to get endorsed. You can not get the Global Talent Visa to the UK without having an endorsement from any of the six ‘endorse bodies’ accredited by the Home Office.

    Before Brexit, immigration rules of the EU allowed all Europeans to work and settle in any European country. This caused an influx of low-skilled migrants to the UK. With the Global Talent Visa, the UK reduced unwanted migration drastically. It is now encouraging skilled workers from non-European countries to work and settle in the UK.

    Yes, it is possible for the following visa holders to switch from a current visa to Global Talent Visa via the:

    • Tier 1 Visa
    • Tier 2 Visa
    • Tier 5 Visa (Temporary Worker – Government Authorised Exchange)
    • Innovator Visa
    • A start-up visa

    Distinguished Talent Visa (Subclass 124) and Temporary Skills Shortage/TSS Visa (Subclass 482) in Australia are somewhat similar to Global Talent Visa. All of them are meant for skilled individuals and offer scope to settle abroad with family.