What are the next steps after receiving the Global Talent Visa?
the paperwork does not stop there, since there are still a number of things you need to consider and do after having your visa application approved. That is why we have prepared a step-by-step guide to help you throughout your immigration process.
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AFTER RECEIVING THE GLOBAL TALENT VISA?
2. Evidence about innovation
3. Amount of supporting documents
4. High level of achievements
5. Letters of recommendation
6. Correlation between ‘Talent’
and ‘Promise’
Travelling to the UK
Once your Global Talent Visa application is approved, you will receive a vignette
— a temporary document in the form of a visa sticker that is used to enter the UK. The vignette is valid for 30 days — within this period, you must travel to the UK
in order to receive the Biometric Permit Residence (BPR). If you fail to do so,
you will have to apply and pay for a replacement vignette.
The BRP is a plastic credit-card sized visa valid for the full length of the visa. Nationals of EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland with a biometric passport will be granted a digital immigration status instead of a vignette/BRP.
Entering the UK
Once you arrive in the UK, you will have your vignette checked and stamped by
a Home Office Immigration Officer.
Nationals of an EU Country, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, and the USA — holders of biometric passports — will instead enter through ''eGates'' without having to speak
to an Immigration Officer (unless you have a child under 12 years old travelling with you).
Nationals of these countries will need to retain their boarding pass, travel itinerary, or other evidence of entering the UK in order to show it during the Leave
to Remain (ILR) application process.
Collecting BRPs
Global Talent visa holders will need to obtain the Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) either within 10 days after arriving in the UK or before their vignette expires, whichever is sooner. You will find the information about when and where you must collect the BRP in the Home Office letter. These permits are usually collected from designated post offices.
A biometric residence permit (BRP) can be used to confirm your:
- Identity
- Right to study or work in the UK
- Right to any public services or benefits you are entitled to
All Global Talent applicants and their family members (apart from those under the age of five) are required to give their biometrics — scans of fingerprints and a digital photograph. Applicants who are under six do not need to provide their fingerprints, but will still have to submit a photograph.
Your BRP will include:
- Your name, date and place of birth
- Your biometrics
- Your immigration status and any conditions of your stay
- Your right to access public funds, e.g. benefits and health services
Your National Insurance (NI) number should be printed on the back of your BRP.
If your BRP does not include an NI number — you will need to apply for one.
When you attend the post office you must bring with you:
- The passport which contains your vignette
- Your decision letter with you (if possible) — it will help the post office staff
- to locate your BRP quickly
Police registration
The final stage is reporting to the police. You must register with the police within
7 days of either arriving in the country or receiving your BRP. The police station
you go to depends on where you live:
- If you live outside London — contact your local police station to find out where to go depending on your location:
England (outside London), Wales or Northern Ireland, Scotland
2. If you live in the City of London — contact your local police station
3. If you live anywhere else in London — register at the Overseas Visitors Records Office (OVRO) if you live in an area of London covered by the Metropolitan Police.
The address is:
Overseas Visitors Records Office (OVRO)
323 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1JL
You will need to take:
- 2 recent passport size colour photographs
- Your passport
- Your visa vignette
- The letter you got from the Home Office when your application was approved, if you applied inside the UK
- Your BRP, if you have one
- £34 in cash
The police station will require the following information and documents:
- Your name and gender
- A current photograph (or photographs)
- Date of birth and country of birth
- Marital status
- Nationality
- Address in UK
- Last place of residence outside the UK
- Date, place, and mode of arrival in the UK
- Passport details
- Details of employment and/or place of study
- Duration of leave and any conditions, including details of their biometric residence
Having a permanent address is absolutely necessary for the registration process. The police officer may allow you to postpone your registration until you find a permanent place of residence (a property you either buy or rent, not a hotel room).
Registering with a doctor (GP)
Although this is not a necessary part of the immigration process, managing your ongoing medical care is still vital. A GP (general practitioner) is a local family doctor and your first contact if you get sick. GPs can treat many different conditions, write prescriptions, and refer you to other NHS services.
The registration with a GP is free of charge. Also, once registered, you will not have to pay for your visits to the doctor. You are not required to provide proof of address or immigration status, ID or an NHS number to register, but it would be helpful to do so.
1. You need to find your local GP here. You can register with any GP in your area as long as they have space for new patients. After choosing your GP, you can either:
- Visit the Health Centre in person and ask to register at the GP reception
- Check the GP surgery website to see if you can register online
- Call/email the GP’s office to be registered as a patient
2. You also need to fill in a registration form. If you decide to register online — download the form, complete it, and send it to the GP’s office.
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