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Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa

People with extraordinary potential in a variety of industries, including but not limited to science, engineering, fashion, and many more, are eligible for the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa. This visa grants the holder the right to reside and work in the UK for a period of up to five years and four months. 

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What is a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa UK?

The Global Talent visa has replaced the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa for foreigners with world-class talent and prestige in specified fields.

This information was gathered prior to the closure of the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa.

Non-EEA citizens can get the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa and come to the UK to work (either for someone else or for themselves), study, or volunteer, usually for up to 5 years. And you might be able to get UK Indefinite Leave to Remain. You can also bring family members and people who depend on you with you.

To be eligible for this type of visa, applicants must show proof that they are a world leader in their area, and the application process is actually quite complicated.

Science, arts, engineering, humanities, digital technology, and design professionals can get the visa.

What is Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa UK

How Can I Apply for a UK Exceptional Talent Visa?

This material predates the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa’s closure.

People who are not from the EEA or Switzerland can apply. The process has two steps.

The first thing you need to do is get professional support as a world-renowned leader in your area. Your profession’s official governing body must give its approval.

On the Home Office website, you can apply for support. It costs £456 to do so.

After getting approved, you need to apply for the visa at the Home Office.

In this case, you will need to prove that you are eligible for the route and meet the general requirements for permission to enter or stay in the UK.

The requirements for getting into the exceptional talent way are less strict. For example, you don’t have to show proof of your ability to pay your own expenses or that you speak English.

You have up to three months to apply for a visa before your trip.

Applicants must also pay the Immigration Health Surcharge every year for as long as they have permission to stay.

First step: Apply for endorsement.

Exceptional Talent

This section is reserved for candidates who have proven themselves to be influential leaders in their respective fields. In order to show this, you need to show that you have a history of success.

Exceptional promise

This category is for people who have shown they have the potential to be leaders in the future. Applicants should be early in their careers, but they should have demonstrated the ability to become a leader in their industry and make a big impact. Within your application, you need to show that you have grown.

An online application is required to be approved. A “Designated Competent Body,” which is an organisation working in your area, will look over your application. The Royal Society (for science and medicine), The British Academy (for the humanities), Tech Nation (for digital technology), Arts Council England (for art and design), and The Royal Academy of Engineering are all examples of these kinds of groups.

Your application will be sent to the Royal Institute of British Architects, the British Fashion Council, and the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television, in that order, if you work in building, fashion, or film and TV.

The group can also support applications for the special talent visa under the government’s new Tech Nation Visa Scheme. This is because the government’s goal is to boost this industry in the UK by attracting skilled workers from around the globe.

Most of the time, it takes eight weeks to hear back. The Home Office will send you an email with a copy of your recommendation letter once you are approved. After that, you can move on to the next step and apply for a visa. If your application is denied, you can request an endorsement review.

It is important to remember that getting a recommendation does not mean you will automatically get a visa. Each person’s application for a visa will be judged on its own grounds (see below).

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Getting your Exceptional Talent Visa

The Home Office will now look at the immigration parts of your application. They will check to see if there are any General Grounds for Refusal and, if you are already in the UK, they will see if you can switch to Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent).

Requirements for Exceptional Promise Visa

  • You must provide a copy of the endorsement letter that was emailed to you at stage 1.
  • If you don’t apply within 3 months of getting an endorsement, your visa request will be turned down.
  • It is best to apply at least a month before your present leave to remain ends if you are already in the UK.
  • If you apply from outside the UK and are from a place where you have to take the test, you must show the results of your Tuberculosis test.

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Common Reasons for Refusal

If you have been involved in illegal activities, breaking immigration rules, or dishonesty, your application may be turned down. Each person is automatically judged on these grounds before their application is even looked at.

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Switching from Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer (ICT)

If a migrant with a Tier 2 ICT visa changes to a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa, they can skip the 12-month cooling-off time.

People who come to the UK with a Tier 2 ICT visa can usually stay for up to 5 years. After this leave is over, migrants have to wait out the cooling-off time. The cooling-off phase lasts for 12 months, and migrants must leave the UK during that time before they can apply to stay longer.

If you choose to move to the exceptional talent visa, however, you can skip this round. Only people with a lot of skills should apply for this visa. People who already have a Tier 2 ICT visa and work in the technology industry should get this visa. Before migrants can switch to a Tier 1 Visa, they need to be approved by the right organisation. Tech Nation is one of the groups that supports people who are applying for a Tier 1 visa.

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How to Extend Your Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa?

This step is like the first step in the application process. Meet the following requirements to get approved:

  • The Designated Competent Body that gave its approval to your stage 1 application at first has not told the Home Office that this has been revoked; and
  • You have earned money in the UK through work or self-employment in your field during your most recent leave as a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) worker. Your Designated Competent Body endorsed you in this field.

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Extend Your Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa
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How Can UK Immigration Solicitors Help?

We are an established immigration law firm that specialises in helping clients navigate the complex immigration laws of the UK and the European Union. Starting from the very first step of the application process (even before you have an endorsement) all the way through to the submission, we can help with Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visas.

Our goal is to make the procedure as easy as possible so you can relax, thus we can handle the entire thing or just assist you with certain aspects of the application. Call our exceptional talent visa solicitors now at 02033844389.

Our experienced UK immigration Solicitors can help you with your immigration process.