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The UK has a visa scheme for people in tech & you qualify if you're any of these:

Data scientists/ engineers

Digital Marketing experts

Experienced UX/UI designers

Cybersecurity experts

Hardware engineers

Experienced front-end developers

Operating systems engineers

DevOps / SysOps engineers
Principal software engineers/developers

Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language
Processing and Machine Learning experts (AI, NLP, ML)

Experienced video game developers

Experienced Mobile App developers

Experienced back end developers

If you have any of these business skills, you also qualify:

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

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 business

There are two options for applicants applying for endorsement by Tech Nation:

Leader (called ‘exceptional talent’)

Emerging leader (called ‘exceptional promise’)

Exceptional promise applicants are likely to be earlier in their career, usually with less than 5 years of experience. You must be able to prove your potential to be a leader through your skills & achievements

Applicants must either:

Meet one mandatory & two optional “Exceptional Talent” criteria below

OR

Meet one mandatory & two optional “Exceptional Promise” criteria in below

Exceptional Talent
(leader in relevant field)

An applicant evidencing EXCEPTIONAL TALENT must:

show that they have been recognised as a leading talent in the digital technology sector And provide evidence of 2 of the following:

a proven track record for innovation as a founder or senior executive of a product-led digital technology company or as an employee working on a new digital field or concept

proof of recognition for work beyond the applicant’s occupation that contributes to the advancement of the field they have made significant technical.

commercial or entrepreneurial contributions to the field as a founder, senior executive, board member or employee of a product-led digital technology company

they have demonstrated exceptional ability in the field by academic contributions through research published or endorsed by an expert.

Exceptional Promise
(potential leader in relevant field)

An applicant evidencing EXCEPTIONAL PROMISE must:

show they have been recognised as having potential to be a leading talent in the digital technology field

And provide evidence of 2 of the following:

at least 1 example of innovation as a founder of a product led digital technology company or as an employee working on a new digital field or concept

at least 1 example of proof of recognition for work beyond the applicant’s occupation that contributes to the advancement of the field.

at least 1 example of significant technical, commercial or entrepreneurial contributions to the field as a founder or employee of a product-led digital technology company

at least 1 example of exceptional ability in the field by academic contributions through research endorsed by an expert.

To apply for endorsement, visit:

https://www.gov.uk/global-talent-digital-technology/apply-for-endorsement

After that, complete a Tech Nation Visa application form for assessment here:

https://tech-nation-visa.smapply.io/prog/tech_nation_visa_application/

Application roadmap is attached below