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Hi everyone, my name is Katerina, and today I'm going to talk with you
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about Global Talent visas. In my opinion, this is a route that is quite underused
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by individuals. It's a great immigration category, it's a great immigration route，
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and particularly for settlement in the UK. The benefits of this route include:
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There's no English language requirement to make the application.
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There is a relatively low visa fee to make the application as well.
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There's no maintenance requirement, so you don't need to show a specified amount of
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funds prior to making this application. And finally, it's a very flexible route
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in terms of the type of work that you can undertake in the UK, whether
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that's employed work, self-employed work. Another benefit is that it's quite a quick
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route to settlement if you are endorsed as an Exceptional Talent in the UK, which would be a
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three-year visa to settlement in the UK. But if you were to be endorsed as Exceptional Promise,
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that would still be a relatively short route to settlement, which is five years.
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Some of the other benefits of this route is that you can also bring dependents on this
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route as well. The main difference between this type of application and, for example,
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Skilled Worker visa applications, is that you need to apply for endorsement prior to the actual
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visa application itself. This is an interesting route， because it's one where if you have leave
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to remain in the UK and you want to switch to this route, you can apply to have your visa
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extended while your endorsement application is being considered. So it's an application
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where you can either apply in the UK to extend your visa, and it's also an application where
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you can apply for entry clearance to enter the UK as a Global Talent endorsed visa applicant.
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