Citizenship Areas
Develop your career in science, medicine, engineering, humanities or social science through a route for recognised and emerging research leaders.
Eligible academic appointments, individual fellowships and approved research grants can provide specific endorsement pathways.
Researchers without a qualifying appointment, fellowship or grant may be considered through peer review, according to their field and career stage.
Global Talent permission can be granted for up to five years at a time. It is not tied to an employer’s sponsor licence, and can allow employment, self-employment or work as a company director, subject to the visa conditions.
The relevant assessment may involve the Royal Society, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering or UK Research and Innovation. The appropriate pathway depends on your work and circumstances.
Most applicants need an endorsement before the visa can be granted. We assess your background, identify the appropriate category and help present your achievements in the relevant application.
Named winners of a prize specifically listed in the Immigration Rules may apply without endorsement. An award from the same organisation is not enough unless the particular prize is on the eligible list.
We assist with overseas applications and eligible switches from within the UK, coordinating the endorsement and immigration stages with your current permission and proposed plans.
Review your career, achievements, immigration history and family plans to identify the relevant endorsement or prize pathway.
We help organise and present the appropriate endorsement application. Eligible listed-prize holders follow the direct visa pathway instead.
We assist with the immigration application, supporting information and the relevant identity checks, keeping the stages and deadlines aligned.
Review the decision and visa conditions, coordinate family arrangements and plan any extension or future settlement application.
Endorsement and visa decisions are separate. Processing times and additional application costs depend on the pathway and services required.
A qualifying spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner may apply to join you or remain with you in the UK, subject to the relevant relationship conditions.
Eligible dependent children can apply, including certain children over 18 who already hold dependant permission. Each child’s position needs to be assessed.
Further permission can be granted for up to five years at a time while the extension conditions are met. We review your work in your expert field and the continuing status of your endorsement or qualifying prize.
Global Talent normally permits changes of employer without a sponsored-work update application. However, your work history and earnings in the relevant field matter when planning an extension or settlement.
Existing Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) holders can seek an extension through Global Talent. We can review earlier grants and coordinate any dependant renewals alongside your application.
Applicants endorsed by the Royal Society, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering or UKRI can potentially qualify for settlement after three years, including qualifying endorsements as an emerging leader. Listed prestigious-prize holders can also have a three-year route. Other eligibility conditions must also be met.
Qualifying residence, absences, professional activity and the applicable settlement conditions need individual review. Partners and children have separate rules and qualifying periods.
Naturalisation has its own residence, absence, language, good-character and other conditions. Neither a Global Talent visa nor settlement guarantees citizenship. We can advise on the appropriate next step once your circumstances have been assessed.
A UK work route for established and emerging leaders across eligible creative disciplines, with an assessment suited to your area of practice.
Eligible disciplines include combined arts, dance, literature, music, theatre, visual arts, architecture and fashion design.
Film and television, including relevant animation, post-production and visual effects, and eligible design-industry work have their own assessment arrangements.
Global Talent permission can be granted for up to five years at a time. It is not tied to an employer’s sponsor licence, and can allow employment, self-employment or work as a company director, subject to the visa conditions.
Endorsement is considered through Arts Council England and the relevant specialist assessment arrangements. The available talent or promise category depends on the discipline; not every field offers both.
Most applicants need an endorsement before the visa can be granted. We assess your background, identify the appropriate category and help present your achievements in the relevant application.
Named winners of a prize specifically listed in the Immigration Rules may apply without endorsement. An award from the same organisation is not enough unless the particular prize is on the eligible list.
We assist with overseas applications and eligible switches from within the UK, coordinating the endorsement and immigration stages with your current permission and proposed plans.
Review your career, achievements, immigration history and family plans to identify the relevant endorsement or prize pathway.
We help organise and present the appropriate endorsement application. Eligible listed-prize holders follow the direct visa pathway instead.
We assist with the immigration application, supporting information and the relevant identity checks, keeping the stages and deadlines aligned.
Review the decision and visa conditions, coordinate family arrangements and plan any extension or future settlement application.
Endorsement and visa decisions are separate. Processing times and additional application costs depend on the pathway and services required.
A qualifying spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner may apply to join you or remain with you in the UK, subject to the relevant relationship conditions.
Eligible dependent children can apply, including certain children over 18 who already hold dependant permission. Each child’s position needs to be assessed.
Further permission can be granted for up to five years at a time while the extension conditions are met. We review your work in your expert field and the continuing status of your endorsement or qualifying prize.
Global Talent normally permits changes of employer without a sponsored-work update application. However, your work history and earnings in the relevant field matter when planning an extension or settlement.
Existing Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) holders can seek an extension through Global Talent. We can review earlier grants and coordinate any dependant renewals alongside your application.
Current rules provide a potential three-year settlement route for applicants endorsed under exceptional talent, or five years under exceptional promise where available. A qualifying listed prestigious prize can provide a three-year route. Other eligibility conditions must also be met.
Qualifying residence, absences, professional activity and the applicable settlement conditions need individual review. Partners and children have separate rules and qualifying periods.
Naturalisation has its own residence, absence, language, good-character and other conditions. Neither a Global Talent visa nor settlement guarantees citizenship. We can advise on the appropriate next step once your circumstances have been assessed.
For leaders and potential leaders contributing to the digital technology sector, including technical specialists and eligible commercial or product professionals.
The route can cover eligible digital technology work such as software engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, cyber security and related innovation.
Eligible commercial, investment or digital product expertise in a qualifying technology business may also be considered; the route is not limited to developers.
Global Talent permission can be granted for up to five years at a time. It is not tied to an employer’s sponsor licence, and can allow employment, self-employment or work as a company director, subject to the visa conditions.
Digital technology endorsement applications are assessed by Tech Nation. We review your professional profile and advise on the appropriate exceptional talent or exceptional promise application.
Most applicants need an endorsement before the visa can be granted. We assess your background, identify the appropriate category and help present your achievements in the relevant application.
Named winners of a prize specifically listed in the Immigration Rules may apply without endorsement. An award from the same organisation is not enough unless the particular prize is on the eligible list.
We assist with overseas applications and eligible switches from within the UK, coordinating the endorsement and immigration stages with your current permission and proposed plans.
Review your career, achievements, immigration history and family plans to identify the relevant endorsement or prize pathway.
We help organise and present the appropriate endorsement application. Eligible listed-prize holders follow the direct visa pathway instead.
We assist with the immigration application, supporting information and the relevant identity checks, keeping the stages and deadlines aligned.
Review the decision and visa conditions, coordinate family arrangements and plan any extension or future settlement application.
Endorsement and visa decisions are separate. Processing times and additional application costs depend on the pathway and services required.
A qualifying spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner may apply to join you or remain with you in the UK, subject to the relevant relationship conditions.
Eligible dependent children can apply, including certain children over 18 who already hold dependant permission. Each child’s position needs to be assessed.
Further permission can be granted for up to five years at a time while the extension conditions are met. We review your work in your expert field and the continuing status of your endorsement or qualifying prize.
Global Talent normally permits changes of employer without a sponsored-work update application. However, your work history and earnings in the relevant field matter when planning an extension or settlement.
Existing Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) holders can seek an extension through Global Talent. We can review earlier grants and coordinate any dependant renewals alongside your application.
Current rules provide a potential three-year settlement route for applicants endorsed as exceptional talent, or five years for exceptional promise. A qualifying listed prestigious prize can provide a three-year route. Other eligibility conditions must also be met.
Qualifying residence, absences, professional activity and the applicable settlement conditions need individual review. Partners and children have separate rules and qualifying periods.
Naturalisation has its own residence, absence, language, good-character and other conditions. Neither a Global Talent visa nor settlement guarantees citizenship. We can advise on the appropriate next step once your circumstances have been assessed.