Global Talent Visa Brochure
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The UK Expansion Worker visa allows you to come to the UK and set up a branch of an overseas business that has not started trading in the UK yet.
Setup Your Business in other Country
Grow Your Business to Next Level
Get in 2 Years Residence
Sponsor Your Spouse
Get 30% Tax Reductions
The visa applies to those who wish to work in the UK as a talented or promising individual in either the field of academia or research; arts and culture or digital technology. It is a non-sponsored route of work as it does not require a paid employment opportunity to be proved.
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If you’ve won any of the eligible awards, the Home Office will look at publicly available information (such as the award organisation’s website) to confirm that you’ve won. You’ll only be asked for evidence of your win if they cannot find this.
Depending on the field you’re applying to, the documents required may vary. The main requirement is the endorsement letter. You will need to fill out an application form to obtain an endorsement letter from an approved endorsing body. To obtain these, you will need to provide evidence that you have a strong amount of work and established experts to support your work. An applicant using a Prestigious Prize to qualify does not require an endorsement. This endorsement is the main requirement for proving your eligibility for the visa after which you can complete the visa application form.
To apply for this visa, there are two main steps: applying for endorsement from an organization that is recognized as an expert in your chosen field and then applying for the Global Talent Visa.
The endorsement letter is necessary to attest to the fact that you are a leader or potential leader in your field. To submit your application, you must visit the Visas and Immigration website of the UK Home Office
Depending on which field you will work in, the UK Home Office will forward your endorsement application to one of the “endorsement bodies” for review.
Once you receive your endorsement, you have to apply for a UK Visa by submitting the endorsement letter and any requested supporting documents.
After completing your online application, providing your documents to your visa application centre and completing your biometrics, you should get a decision within 3 weeks however this is subject to the period as processing times may be long during periods of high volumes of applications to UKVI.
Your visa application centre may have priority or super-priority options to process your application faster. Priority visas take 3-5 business days to process whilst Super Priority takes a single business day.
