The UK is a global leader in digital technology and has the largest tech sector outside of Silicon Valley. However, with Brexit, there are concerns that this industry will suffer because of skills shortages.
The UK is a global leader in digital technology and has the largest tech sector outside of Silicon Valley. However, with Brexit, there are concerns that this industry will suffer because of skills shortages.
The Global Talent route offers several opportunities for exceptional talent. Read on to know more about this in detail.
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new visa for skilled professionals with exceptional promise or exceptional talent. The Global Talent Visa replaces the existing Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa. The government means to streamline the post-Brexit immigration system with this new visa scheme
The basic eligibility criteria are:
The processing time to apply for the UK GTV is 4 weeks to 8 weeks.
There are two stages to the global talent visa application process:
You are not required to take the IELTS exam.
You can seek permanent residency (Indefinite Leave to Remain) after staying in the country for 3 years.
If your dependents meet certain requirements, you can move along with them.
You can change organizations, jobs, and places without having to fret.
There is no minimum salary requirement to avail this visa.
An endorsement is not required if you have an eligible award. Holding an appropriate prize makes you eligible to bypass the endorsement stage and apply directly for a visa. Digital technology awards are - ACM Prize in Computing and the Turing Award, given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Replacing the Tier 2 (general) work visa, UK Skilled Worker visa allows a skilled foreign worker to take up an eligible job with an approved employer in the UK. A Certificate of Sponsorship and a confirmed job offer will be needed to apply. Your job must be -
As one of the UK SW visa holders, you can stay in the UK for up to 5 years. Provided you meet the eligibility requirements, you can get your visa extended as many times as required. You can apply for UK settlement after 5 years.
As a Global Talent migrant, on the other hand, you can work in the UK if you are an existing or potential leader in any of the fields of -
You will need an endorsement to apply. No endorsement needed if you have won an eligible award or prestigious prize. You can stay for up to 5 years, with extensions available.
Kansas offers a variety of services that help make the UK global talent visa application process a seamless experience for you. Some of these would be:
The global talent route offers a plethora of opportunities in terms of immigration and employment. Kansas Overseas Careers can help you with your Tech Nation endorsement application (if you are in the Exceptional Promise category or Exceptional Talent), without the hassle and confusion that other consultants may put you through. We have the experience and expertise to guide you through the UK global talent visa application process.
Our carefully designed system will make sure you have the smoothest journey possible in the process of getting this visa, without setbacks and rejections. To know more, contact our immigration experts today.
The major benefits for Global Talent Visa holders are:
India is a hub for skilled professionals. The Tech Nation visa would be a very good opportunity for students and professionals to settle in an advanced country.
In fact, thousands of Indians migrate to Canada, Australia, and Germany each year as skilled professionals in many areas of work.
With the Global Talent Visa, Indians can move to the UK even without a job and continue their research there.
Indians are also allowed to bring dependents along with them. This would allow the family of the migrants to live in the advanced country of Britain.
The Global Talent Visa supports 4 roles:
1. Individual Fellowships: The Global Talent Visa provides a fast track endorsement if the applicant is given a fellowship by the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering, or the Royal Society. The only requirement is that you have to be under this fellowship program now or in the last 12 months.
2. Senior appointments: The Global Talent Visa provides a fast track endorsement if you work as an associate professor, professor, etc. The British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society administer this pathway.
3. Endorsed Funders: This is the new visa pathway. This is meant for the researchers who contribute to work that recognized funder supports.
The following are the recognized funders in the first phase of this route:
4. Peer Review: The Global Talent Visa provides a standard endorsement for those who apply to the review by the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the Royal Society.
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"As we leave the EU, I want to send a message that the UK is open to the most talented minds in the world, and stand ready to support them to turn their ideas into reality," Johnson said in a statement announcing the new scheme. - The Economic Times
President of Universities UK and vice-chancellor of Brunel University London, Julia Buckingham, described the Global Talent visa as a positive step for UK universities.
"Universities are globally-connected, and this announcement signals that the UK remains open to talent from around the world," she said - the pie news.
"It sends out a positive message that the UK is committed to remaining open to overseas science talent who would collaborate with our outstanding home-grown minds," said Prof Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, president of the Royal Society. - The Week
The UK Global Talent Visa accepts applications from 20th February 2020.
You can apply for this visa from the government website of the UK on or after this date. For IT professionals, they need to apply for Tech Nation visa
The office may reject your visa if you attempt to register before 20th February 2020.
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The Global Talent Visa enables researchers all across the world to enrich the innovative workforce of the UK.
The visa encourages talented minds to work and settle in the UK.
The Brexit vote came into effect from March 2019. According to this policy, the UK no longer needed to follow the immigration rules of the EU. They could create their own set of rules.
The previous EU laws had enabled Europeans to move across Europe. The European Nationals could work and settle in any European country with full access to labour markets.
The UK received a lot of low-skilled migrants from other European countries due to this rule.
With the Brexit vote, the UK put a stop to this. This step reduced unwanted migration to the UK to a great extent. Thus, the UK now wants to attract skilled people from non-European countries to come and settle there.
There are different endorsing bodies for assessing exceptional talent for eligibility to apply as a global talent. Tech Nation is the designated endorsing body for applicants with technical and business skills in digital technology.
Sponsored by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), UKRI funds research and innovation in the UK bringing together -
A national agency, Arts Council England promotes development of creativity and culture in the UK.
A sponsor licence is required by UK employers to hire an individual through the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
The Immigration Rules Appendix Global Talent mentions the 2-part application process that involves securing an endorsement and then applying for entry clearance or permission to stay.
There is no limit on how long you can stay in the UK. After working and living in the UK for 3 to 5 years, you can apply for an indefinite leave to remain for UK settlement. You can use your ILR to apply for citizenship.
One of the routes for endorsement is through a peer review undertaken by the -
Industry recognition is for working in the UK as a leader in arts and culture. An endorsement can be applied if you work in -
Applications are assessed by the Producers’ Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT) on behalf of Arts Council England.
Foreigners can open a business in the UK as a route to citizenship. UK immigration pathways based on business include -
You can get an endorsement for -
For workers based outside the UK who are looking to work temporarily in the UK as a Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee etc.
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