Global talent - GOV.UK

1 Page 1 of 56 Published for Home Office staff on 06 October 2021 Global talent Version Page 2 of 56 Published for Home Office staff on 06 October 2021 Contents Contents .. 2 About this guidance .. 5 Contacts .. 5 Publication .. 5 Changes from last version of this guidance .. 5 Key facts .. 7 Documents not in 12 Initial applications .. 13 Stage 1 overview .. 14 Validity requirements .. 14 Supporting documents .. 14 Caseworker actions stage 1 .. 16 Missing evidence .. 16 Referring a case to the endorsing body .. 16 Format of evidence .. 20 Asking the endorsing body to consider an application.

2 20 Response from the endorsing body .. 21 Relevant letter .. 21 Isle of Man applicants .. 21 Stage 1 - endorsement review .. 22 Responses taking longer than 28 calendar days .. 22 Relevant letter .. 22 Administrative actions .. 23 UK Research and Innovation COVID-19 research concession .. 24 Stage 2 - overview .. 25 Timing of applications Endorsement applicants .. 25 Conditions .. 25 Monitoring decisions .. 26 Caseworker actions - stage 27 Validity requirements .. 27 Validation Prestigious Prizes .. 27 Stage 2 application received .. 28 Suitability Requirements.

3 28 Eligibility requirement - Points scoring .. 28 Eligibility requirement The applicant has been awarded a prestigious prize .. 29 Page 3 of 56 Published for Home Office staff on 06 October 2021 The applicant must be a named recipient of the prize and the prize issued by the relevant body must not have been withdrawn or suspended.. 29 For more details about assessing eligibility for prestigious prizes see: Appendix Global talent : Prestigious Prizes.. 29 Eligibility requirement - The endorsement has not been withdrawn .. 29 Relevant letters .. 29 Granting permission .. 29 Caseworker actions - prestigious prizes.

4 31 Verification process .. 31 Group 31 Withdrawn or suspended prizes .. 31 Grant or refuse entry clearance - stage 2 .. 33 Submitting applications .. 33 Grant entry clearance .. 33 Length of entry clearance .. 33 Refusing entry clearance .. 34 Biometric information for entry clearance .. 34 Administrative review - out of country applications .. 34 Updating the monitoring spreadsheet .. 34 Extension applications - overview .. 36 Conditions .. 36 Monitoring decisions .. 36 Extending Tier 1 (Exceptional talent ) permission to stay .. 36 Caseworker actions - extension applications.

5 37 Validity requirements .. 37 Suitability Requirements .. 37 Eligibility requirement - Points scoring .. 38 Eligibility requirement The endorsement has not been withdrawn .. 38 Eligibility requirement - Applicant has earned money in the UK in their expert field .. 38 Relevant letters .. 39 Grant or refuse permission to stay - extensions .. 40 Grant extension .. 40 Length of permission .. 40 Refuse an extension .. 41 Rights of appeal and administrative review .. 41 Grant or refuse entry clearance -extensions .. 42 Grant entry clearance .. 42 Page 4 of 56 Published for Home Office staff on 06 October 2021 Length of entry clearance.

6 42 Refusing entry clearance .. 42 Biometric information for entry clearance .. 43 Administrative review - out of country applications .. 43 Updating the monitoring spreadsheet .. 43 Global talent evidence for an extension of permission or settlement .. 44 Applicant is still endorsed by the relevant endorsing 44 Applicant has earned money in the UK in their field .. 44 Applicant still holds a prestigious prize .. 44 Settlement overview .. 46 Monitoring decisions .. 46 Caseworker actions settlement applications .. 47 Validity requirements .. 47 Suitability requirements.

7 47 Eligibility requirement - The endorsement has not been withdrawn .. 47 Eligibility requirements - Applicant has earned money in the UK in their expert field .. 48 Eligibility requirement - Continuous period .. 48 Eligibility requirement - Absences during the continuous period .. 49 Eligibility requirement - English language .. 49 Eligibility requirement Knowledge of life in the UK .. 49 Relevant letters .. 49 Administrative review .. 49 Refusing entry at a UK port .. 51 Refusal of entry .. 51 Cancellation of permission to stay .. 52 Change of circumstances .. 53 Dependants.

8 54 Global talent managing the mailboxes .. 55 Tier 1 (Exceptional talent ): The Isle of Man .. 56 Application process .. 56 Caseworker actions .. 56 Page 5 of 56 Published for Home Office staff on 06 October 2021 About this guidance This guidance tells caseworkers about the Global talent category. It is based on the Immigration Rules, Appendix Global talent . This category is for talented and promising individuals in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, humanities, digital technology and arts and culture (including film and television, fashion design and architecture) wishing to work in the UK.

9 Applicants will be leaders in their field, or have the potential to be leaders, as determined by a Home Office recognised endorsing body. All migrants entering the UK under the Global talent category must have valid entry clearance under this route. If they do not, entry will be refused. Global talent replaced Tier 1 (Exceptional talent ) on 20 February 2020. Individuals with permission in the Tier 1 (Exceptional talent ) route can apply for an extension or settlement under the Global talent rules. Global talent became part of the new simplified points-based immigration system on 1 December 2020.

10 This guidance does not cover wider cross cutting questions linked to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest guidance is available at : Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents. Contacts If you have any questions about the guidance and your line manager or senior caseworker cannot help you, or you think that the guidance has factual errors, then email the Economic Migration Policy team. If you notice any formatting errors in this guidance (broken links, spelling mistakes and so on) or have any comments about the layout or navigability of the guidance, then you can email the Guidance Rules and Forms team.