What is the Global Talent Visa Tech Nation and Visa Requirements?
1) Technical applicants from non-technical organisations are eligible.
2) Non-technical applicants (business-roles) from technical organisations are eligible.
3) Non-technical applicants from non-technical organisations are generally not eligible.
-DevOps/ SysOps engineers
-Principal software engineers/developers
-Experienced data scients/data engineers
-Artifical Intelligence, Natural Language
-Processing and Machine Learning experts (AI,NLP,ML)
-Cybersecurity experts
-Hardware engineers
-Experienced front-end developers
-Operating systems engineers
-Experienced video game developers
-Experinced UX/UI designers
-Experienced Mobile App developers
-CTO or VP engineering experience managing of in-house employees at a growing digital business
-Virtual and augmented reality developers
-Experience as a commercial/business lead in a digital business
-Sector specific experience in FinTech/ international expansion in EdTech etc. Solution sales experts
-Product Manager
-SaaS or enterprise sales leadership for digital services
-Performance marketing experts, performed in house for digital businesses Experienced and senior VC or PE analysts with track records of leading investments in digital businesses
-Experience as C Suite in a SMEs (CEO,CMO,CIO) or head of operations for a digital business
Mandatory criterion:
Applicants must show that they are recognised/have the potential to be as a leading talent in the digital technology sector in the last 5 years.
If you wish to apply a Global Talent visa, under the digital technology route, you must first obtain an endorsement from Tech Nation, the appropriate endorsing body for digital technology applicants.
Don’t forget that Tech Nation will apply strict criteria when determining whether you are, or have the potential to become, a world leader in the digital technology field.
1) Exceptional Promise criteria are likely to be earlier in their career, typically with five years or less experience.
2) If you have more than five years’ experience in the tech sector, you would likely be considered under the Exceptional Talent criteria.
You must select which criteria you wish to be decided under in the application form.
When applying under the Global Talent route, there are two types of applicants:
a) Technical Applicants:
Technical Applicants must be able to demonstrate proven technical expertise in building, using, deploying or exploiting a technology stack, and building technical
infrastructure. (DevOps / SysOps engineers, principal software engineers/developers, data scientists, cybersecurity professionals and those with CTO/VP Engineering experience. Academic applicants focusing on artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning and cybersecurity etc.)
b) Business Applicants:
Business applicants must demonstrate proven commercial, investment, or product expertise in building digital products or leading investments in significant digital product businesses. (senior sales experts, product managers, and C-suite executives (CEOs, CMOs, CROs).
Depends on the whether you are applying under the Exceptional Promise or Exceptional Talent Routes.
This evidence will vary depending on your field of specialisation, and whether you are applying under Exceptional Promise or Exceptional Talent.
There are documents which must be included in addition to the 10 pieces of evidence, including:
-The completed Tech Nation application form,
-A personal statement,
-A CV.
-Evidence of any commercially successful established businesses, share ownership or businesses dissolved in the last 5 years where you have been a founder or senior executive (if applicable), and
-3 letters of recommendation.
Personal statement also has to be include;
a) Why do you want to come to the UK?
b) What is your planned occupation?
c) What region city are you planning to live?
d) How will the UK benefit from your work?
The qualifying period depends on whether the visa is granted under Exceptional Talent (3 years) or Exceptional Promise (5 years). You can apply for a visa of up to 5 years.
Global Talent application has two steps process.
Applying for Endorsement;
It can take up to 8 weeks to be processed, and costs £456 at the time of writing.
Visa application;
This costs £167.
Your endorsement must not have been withdrawn, and Tech Nation must continue to be approved by the Home Office as an endorsing body.
It takes 3 weeks; applying from outside the UK.
It takes 8 weeks; applying from within the UK.
Please note that it will be required to leave the UK and submit your form from your home country.
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