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NEW UK IMMIGRATION CHANGES FROM OCTOBER 2021

The Global Talent visa type, mentioned in detail, in the links mentioned below, is for brilliant and auspicious people in numerous segments to work in the UK. It is covered in “Appendix Global Talent”, which was launched couple of months ago.

Modifications are being introduced in by the Statement of Changes HC617 with effect from 6th October 2021 to the endorsement standards and evidential obligations in several segments. The Explanatory memorandum mentions these are “to echo criticism and endorsements from the endorsing bodies for the Global Talent route”.

The modifications are as follows:

Let’s begin the video and talk about the Global Talent Visa Arts and Culture Endorsement

The Rules are being modified to explain that endorsing letters have to be from well-recognised ‘arts and culture’ organisations instead of simply well-known organisations.

Modifications will also make it obvious that applicants as part of a group are able to succeed, however according to the Explanatory Memorandum, applicants need to be named (which was not in the past the case in Promise applications under Appendix W). The phrasing of the Rules may yet be not clear on this, or depend on a comma or non-existent thereof- “as an individual, as a named member of a group or as a contributor” – whether a named member of a group or contributor is to be contacted as a named member of group or named contributor or possibly anonymous contributor. The securest approach obviously is for an applicant to be named.

Now let’s discuss about, Global Talent Visa Digital Technology Endorsement

The Rules will comprise being a board member of a product-led digital technology company as a part that can be utilized to show talent in this field.

Changes expected in Global Talent Visa Science, Engineering, Humanities and Medicine

The changes will prolong the entitlement phase for fellowship fast track applications under the Fast Track process for applicants to have held a peer revised research fellowship or award named on the list issued by the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the British Academy in the past five years, instead of the last 12 months as is presently the situation. There are other minor modifications pointing to widen the category to further applicants.

Lastly, let’s discuss about the Global Talent Visa Prestigious Prize Route

Applicants who are gifted enough to grasp a qualifying prestigious prize will be able to meet the requirements of the Global Talent route without the requirement to get an endorsement from one of the Global Talent endorsing bodies.

The modifications to the Rules have widened the range of prizes, and applicants holding significant prizes will wish to mention to the table in Appendix Global Talent: Prestigious Prize APP GTPP2. The list of succeeding prizes includes awards based on the conclusions of experts or peers, and includes Brit Awards, Olivier Awards, Tonys, Nobel Prizes, the Turing Award etc and the prolonged list directs to reflect the opinion of specialists that the prizes reveal undisputable proof of prize holders being at the peak of their profession.

The table introduced by the new Statement of Changes is distributed into segments, instead of only alphabetically, so is possibly slightly stress free to locate.