Apply for the Global Talent visa

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Apply from outside the UK

The way you apply for a Global Talent visa depends on your circumstances. 

If you바카라 사이트™ve won an eligible prestigious prize, you can apply for the visa directly.

If you바카라 사이트™ve not won an eligible prestigious prize, you바카라 사이트™ll need to get an endorsement first to prove that you바카라 사이트™re a leader or potential leader in your field.

If you바카라 사이트™re applying for an endorsement

Find out how to apply for an endorsement before you apply for a visa.

When you have an endorsement, you can apply for this visa if:

  • you바카라 사이트™ve been endorsed by an organisation approved by the Home Office
  • you바카라 사이트™re applying within 3 months of receiving your endorsement letter
  • the organisation that endorsed you has not withdrawn its approval

How to apply for the visa

You can apply online for a Global Talent visa.

Check which documents you바카라 사이트™ll need to apply.

You may also be able to apply at a visa application centre. You can apply from any country as long as you바카라 사이트™ve been given permission to live there for at least 6 months. Check if there바카라 사이트™s a visa application centre that you can travel to that accepts Global Talent visa applications.

If you바카라 사이트™re already living in the UK, you and your partner and children may be able to extend a Global Talent visa or switch to a Global Talent visa.

Proving your identity and supplying supporting documents

As part of your application, you바카라 사이트™ll need to prove your identity. How you do this depends on where you바카라 사이트™re from and what type of passport you have.

You바카라 사이트™ll either:

  • use the 바카라 사이트˜UK Immigration: ID Check바카라 사이트™ app to scan your identity document - you바카라 사이트™ll also create or sign into your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account
  • have your fingerprints and photo (biometric information) taken at a visa application centre

You바카라 사이트™ll be told what you need to do when you apply.

If you do need an appointment:

  • the centre may need to keep your passport and documents while they process your application
  • you may have to travel to get to your nearest visa application centre (this could be in another country)

Apply for a Global Talent visa

Once you바카라 사이트™ve started your application, you can save your form and complete it later.

Continue your application

Find out how to sign in to your account.

How long it takes to get a decision

Once you바카라 사이트™ve applied online, proved your identity and provided your documents, you바카라 사이트™ll usually get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks.

You바카라 사이트™ll be contacted if your application will take longer, for example:

  • if you바카라 사이트™re applying with a family member who needs an appointment but you do not
  • if your supporting documents need to be verified
  • if you need to attend an interview
  • because of your personal circumstances, for example if you have a criminal conviction

You may be able to pay to get a faster decision.

You바카라 사이트™ll get an email or a letter containing the decision on your application. This will explain what you need to do next.

If you need to change or cancel your application

If you need to change something in your application after you바카라 사이트™ve sent it contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

You can ask to cancel your application. You바카라 사이트™ll only get your fee refunded if UKVI has not started processing your application.