Friday, May 07, 2021

New Global Talent Visa Route

Migrants who have gained prestigious awards from across the sciences, humanities, engineering, the arts and digital technology will be able to take advantage of changes to the Global Talent visa route.

The Home Office said those currently on the Global Talent route - which came into force in February 2020 and has been used by thousands of people to migrate to the UK - must apply successfully to one of six endorsing bodies.

The new visa route allows applicants who hold a qualifying prize to fast track the endorsement application and instead make a single visa application.

The eligible prize winners include:

       Science, technology, engineering and maths: Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry, economic science and medicine; Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering; Fields Medal; Turing Award

       Music: Brit Award - International Male/Female; Mobo - Best International Act; Grammys - Lifetime Achievement Award

       Film, TV and theatre: Various Academy Award and Golden Globe categories; Bafta - Best Film Actress/Actor/Director; various Tony Awards and Olivier Awards

       Arts and literature: Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize; Hugo Boss Prize; Nobel Prize for literature

The Home Office confirmed that recipients of approved awards across dance, fashion, architecture, and social sciences will also be included.

The Home Office has worked with the endorsing bodies to draft the initial list of qualifying prizes, which will be kept under review.

The full list of the qualifying awards:

       Science: Nobel Prize - Physics; Nobel Prize - Chemistry; Nobel Prize - Medicine; Fyssen International Prize

       Engineering: Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering; Millennium Technology Prize; Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

       Social Science: Nobel Prize - Economic Science; Holberg Prize; Balzan Prize

       Mathematics: Fields Medal

       Computing: Turing Award; ACM Prize in Computing

       Literature: Nobel Prize - Literature

       Arts: Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize; Hugo Boss Prize

       Fashion: Fashion Award - Designer of the Year; Fashion Award - Accessories Designer of the Year; Fashion Award - Outstanding Achievement

       Architecture: Royal Gold Medal; Pritzker Prize

       Dance: Bessie - Outstanding Performer; Critics' Circle National Dance Awards - Best Male; Critics' Circle National Dance Awards -Best Female

TV and Film: Academy Awards - Actor in a leading role; Academy Awards - Actress in a leading role; Academy Awards - Cinematography; Academy Awards - Directing; Academy Awards - Writing (adapted screenplay); Academy Awards - Writing (original screenplay); BAFTA - Best Film Actor; BAFTA - Best Film Actress; BAFTA - Film Director; Golden Globes - Best Actor in a Motion Picture; Golden Globes - Best Actress in a Motion Picture; Golden Globes - Best Actress Musical/Comedy; Golden Globes - Best Actor Musical/Comedy; Golden Globes - Best Actor in a TV Motion Picture; Golden Globes - Best Actress in a TV Motion 

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