APPLYING FOR THE GTV.
STAGE 1: ENDORSEMENT APPLICATION

As mentioned earlier, after submitting your endorsement application on the official Global Talent visa website, you will also need to complete the Tech Nation assessment form. This must include a personal statement (maximum 1000 words) explaining the contribution that you will make to the UK digital technology industry.

While writing a Personal Statement, according to Tech Nation Guidelines, a candidate for the endorsement has to answer the following questions and include the following information:

• Why do you want to come to the UK?
• What is your planned occupation in the UK?
• Which region or city of the UK are you planning to live in?
• How will the UK digital technology sector benefit from your work?



Immigram Recommends:

“Although Tech Nation guidelines suggest the Personal Statement includes information concerning your plans for the UK digital technology sector and your personal reasons to move to the UK, the endorsee should approach the statement more creatively. For example, answering the question “What is your planned occupation in the UK?” is optional, and we never include the answer to “Which region or city of the UK are you planning to live in?”. We recommend showcasing specific examples and evidence of why you possess the characteristics of an Exceptional Talent or an Exceptional Promise. Obligatory points to be included in the Personal Statement — motivation for relocation and the potential benefits one can bring to the UK. Convince Tech Nation assessors why your achievements make you a perfect fit for the Global Talent visa criteria. For example, ‘I am applying for a Global Talent visa, and I pass the criterion of work outside of the immediate occupation because more than 500 people have completed my online course or because more than 100 people have attended my lecture.’” Emphasise the key projects, products or milestones you are using as your most exceptional cases and demonstrate your contributions and innovations with them. Also, make sure you included information on your outside occupations, and you are all set.”

IMPORTANT: The Personal Statement must be submitted using the Tech Nation form and not uploaded as a separate document.

Learn more about how to write the personal statement here.

According to the Tech Nation Global Talent Visa guidelines, you need to provide three letters of recommendation.

Immigram Recommends:

“We at Immigram advise our clients to provide 4-5 reference letters. As we’ve learnt from working with Tech Nation, the assessors tend to diminish or disregard some letters. They sometimes say that the referee wouldn’t get the Global Talent Visa themselves. However, there’s nothing in Tech Nation’s guidelines proving this reasoning. We also advise adding General Recognition reference letters to your application signed by people who haven’t worked with you or interacted professionally. These letters proved to be a great way to show more general recognition of the applicant’s talent and potential in the industry itself.”

The letters must be from different organisations acknowledged as experts in the digital technology field.

Each referee should be a leading industry expert who knows your work.

Immigram Notes:

“A referee is not necessarily a senior member of the candidate’s organisation. They can hold a position of an ordinary Software Developer. If your referee is an SWE from Facebook or Google, most of the time, it’s better than a founder of a small-scale digital start-up.”

Each letter of recommendation must:

• be about your Global Talent application;
• say how the person knows you;
• include proof of their position (a CV, for example);
• show your achievements in the digital technology, and reasons/examples of how you are a leader or potential leader;
• say how you would benefit from living in the UK;
• say how you would contribute to the digital technology field in the UK;
• explain what plans you have for work in the future.

Immigram recommends:
“The letters should say something that you wouldn’t be able to tell in your CV. The bad practice would be to write those letters without specific details. Best practice — to write them eloquently and praise the candidate.”

The letters must also:

• be typed and dated;
• be signed by the author, or by the organisation’s representative;
• include contact information, the organisation’s logo and registered address;
• come with the author’s CV.

Learn more about how to write the perfect recommendation letter here. For more information about who should sign the Letter — check out our other article.