26/03/2022

High Potential Individual Visa

The UK government has introduced the new High Potential Individual visa route in May 2022 to attract graduates of top global Universities who wish to work or look for work in the UK.
 
To qualify, the institution that awarded the applicant’s degree should be on one of the following lists:
 
·         1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022

·         1 November 2020 to 31 October 2021

·         1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020

·         1 November 2018 to 31 October 2019

·         1 November 2017 to 31 October 2018

·         1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017

 
If an application for a High Potential Individual visa is approved, the period of permission an applicant will be granted depends on the academic level of the qualification that they have relied on as the following:
 
·         PhD or other doctoral level qualifications – 3 years
·         Bachelors and masters degree qualifications – 2 years
 
If an application for a High Potential Individual visa is approved, the applicant will be permitted to do any type of work (including self-employment and voluntary work), apart from as a professional sportsperson or sports coach.
 
For more information or to discuss a High Potential Individual Visa application please contact me at info@viscapital.co.ukand/or +44(0)7827 889288. I can guide applicants through the complexities of the immigration rules to ensure that their personal and career goals are met.