Want to Build Your Tech Career in the UK?
The UK Global Talent Visa (formerly called the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa) is a special visa introduced to allow highly skilled tech talent apply for the right to live and work in the UK for up to five years. It is a two stage process where you must be endorsed by an endorsing body with Exceptional Talent or Exceptional Promise by meeting the strict…
The UK Global Talent Visa Stage 1 endorsement application is a merit based way of determining whether an applicant is an exceptional talent or exceptional promise so that they can apply for the Stage 2 UK Global Talent Visa. Merit based means that it is based on your achievements in the tech sector. If you have done some research, you will note that most visas…
Given the way the world is now, I understand there is uncertainty about the future. We need to continue to stay focussed on our goals and become creative in achieving them. Here is a round up of my top tips from all my webinars and newsletters throughout 2020 as a result of all your questions during the year. 1. The UK is a country that…
During the Covid-19 lockdown, my webinars are the only way for me to reach potential applicants wishing to learn about the Global Talent Visa in Digital Technologies. It is also a great opportunity for me to meet everyone from different countries and particularly those who are based outside of the UK. Jadesola Opawumi from Nigeria came to my webinar and shortly after, asked me to…
My last blog mentioned changes to the UK Global Talent Visa endorsement on 4 June 2020 and 20 February 2020. I thought that would be it for this year however, on 22 October 2020, new changes to the Global Talent Visa endorsement criteria were announced in Parliament’s 510 page document which included numerous other changes to the UK Immigration Rules. Tech Nation have also provided…
I often meet applicants who have done so much research for their Stage 1 application for the Global Talent Visa endorsement in digital technologies. So when I first met Tetiana after she attended my Educational Webinar, it was very clear that Tetiana was ready. However, she reached a point in her research and her application process that she became “stuck” on which documents to present,…
After receiving my own UK Global Talent Visa in Digital Technologies in 2016, my career in the UK progressed significantly. This is because I was more settled in the UK without having to constantly worry about my immigration status. The Global Talent Visa in Digital Technologies helps any foreign tech entrepreneur or tech talent build their tech career in the UK. However, in order to…
After running my Educational and Inspirational Global Talent Visa webinars for the past 3 months during the COVID 19 lockdown, I am blown away by the amount of interest for the Global Talent Visa in Digital Technologies #TechNationVisa (formerly Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa). The amount of questions I have received and the wonderful feedback from my webinars has inspired me to write this FAQs…
Diego Andrés Pérez Ruiz from Mexico is a Data Analyst for a progressive housing company in Manchester. He received his Phd and postdoc position in Mathematics at the University of Manchester. Together with his prior education, an MSc in Probability and Statistics and a BSc in Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences, it allowed him to create and apply complex statistical concepts to produce predictive models…
I often meet inspiring women in wearable tech because of my passion for advocating them. They are not only my industry colleagues, they are my motivators, friends and inspire me to keep going because we share the same challenges, the same highs and the same lows. We also work in a challenging industry where we strive to build meaningful tech products while simultaneously striving to…