Global Talent Visa (TechNation) SUCCESS STORY
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Overview This visa is for talented and promising individuals with either technical or business-related skills within the digital technology sector who are looking to work in the UK. Generally, applicants under this route will either be prominent individuals, leading within their particular field, or they will be individuals who are deemed to have the potential to be the leaders of the future. In all cases, Tech Nation (a government-backed business incubator) will assess eligibility. As will be discussed in more detail below, this visa pathway can lead to settlement in the UK. EligibilityYou may apply for this route as a technical applicant or a business applicant: - Technical Applicant - you must demonstrate proven technical expertise with the latest technologies in building, using, deploying or exploiting a technology stack and building technical infrastructure (Paragraph 7.6 Appendix W Immigration Rules).- Business Applicant - you must demonstrate proven commercial, investment, or product expertise in building digital products or leading investments in significant digital product businesses (Paragraph 7.6 Appendix W Immigration Rules). Whilst not an exhaustive list, the government guidance has provided examples of the type of applicants which they are looking for in each of these categories: Technical applicants could be: • DevOps/SysOps engineers• Principal software engineers/developers • Experienced data scientists/data engineers • Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning experts (AI, NLP, ML) • Cybersecurity experts • Hardware engineers • Experienced front-end developers • Operating systems engineers • Experienced video game developers • Experienced UX/UI designers • Experienced Mobile App developers • Experienced back end developers leading development of or contributing heavily to major new technologies or open source projects (e.g. blockchain, Scala, Golang, Elasticsearch etc) • CTO or VP engineering experience managing teams of in-house employees at a growing digital business • Virtual and augmented reality developers Business applicants could be those who possess the following qualities:• Experience of leading substantial VC investment over £25m GBP • Experience as a commercial / business lead (P&L, growth, sales and distribution strategy) in a digital business • Experience of expanding or growing a significant product-led digital technology business • Sector-specific experience e.g. payment infrastructure in FinTech / international expansion in EdTech etc. • Solution sales experts • Experienced Product Manager • SaaS or enterprise sales leadership for digital services • Solution sales skills performed for a growing B2B digital business (i.e. not big-company experience) • Performance marketing experts, performed in house for digital businesses • Experienced and senior VC or PE analysts with track records of leading investments in digital businesses • Experience as C Suite in a SMEs + (CEO, CMO, CIO) or head of operations for a digital businessYou may not apply for a Global Talent Visa if you fall within one of the following specialisms: • Service Delivery, Process Delivery, Outsourcing, Consultancy (technical or management), ERP Consultancy, Systems Admin and all related fields• Corporate roles or experience of managing large corporate teams• Junior investors / analystsN.B. Business skills apply to in-house work within product-led digital technology companies, not tech-enabled or service companies such as agencies, outsourcers, marketing firms etc.You must then choose whether you are applying as an “Exceptional Talent” or “Exceptional Promise” applicant. - Exceptional Talent - you must be an established and leading individual within your field within a proven track record of innovation in the digital technology sector (Paragraph 7.6(a) Appendix W Immigration Rules).- Exceptional Promise - you must be an individual who has been recognised as having to the potential to be a leading talent in the digital technology sector (Paragraph 7.6(a) Appendix W Immigration Rules). You will then have to meet (as appropriate) either: • 1 of the key “Exceptional Talent” criteria and 2 of the qualifying “Exceptional Talent” criteria in the table below ; or• 1 of the key “Exceptional Promise” criteria and 2 of the qualifying “Exceptional Promise” criteria in the table below (Paragraph 7.6(a)(i) and (ii) Appendix W Immigration Rules).There is no requirement for English language or maintenance funds for applicants under this route (Paragraph 3.8(a) and 3.9(a) Appendix W Immigration Rules).