High Potential Individual Visa

Who is High Potential Individual Visa for

The High Potential Individual route is an unsponsored  work route for international graduates of top global universities who have been awarded an overseas degree-level academic qualification that is equivalent to a UK bachelor’s or postgraduate degree. 

An applicant does not require a prior job offer to qualify and will be permitted to work in the UK without the need for a sponsor.

High Potential Individual is not a route to settlement in the UK.

Requirements of High Potential Individual Visa 

In order to apply for a visa to come to the UK or for permission to stay in the UK as High Potential Individual must satisfy UK Visas and Immigration that you meet these requirements:

• You must be aged 18 or over on the date of application,
• You must in the 5 years immediately before the date of the application, have been awarded an overseas degree level academic qualification which Ecctis confirms meets, or exceeds, the recognised standard of a UK bachelor’s or UK postgraduate degree from an institution which is listed on the Global Universities List (GUL) which covers the date of award. The GUL is published annually.
• You must not have been previously granted permission under the Student Doctorate Extension Scheme, as a Graduate or as a High Potential Individual,
• You meet the English language requirement at level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for language in all 4 components (speaking, listening, reading, writing),
• You meet the maintenance requirement – i.e you have at least £1270 in your bank account for 28 consecutive days before you apply, or if you’ve been in the UK for less than a year and applying to switch to this visa. The relevant levels of funds are: £1270 for the main applicant, £285 for a dependant partner, £315 for a first child and £200 for each subsequent child,
• Your application does not fall for refusal under the general grounds of refusal,
• You provide a tuberculosis test result if you’re froma country where you hav eto take the test. 

Length of visa

Successful applicants will be granted entry clearance or permission to stay for a maximum period of 2 years. At the end of 2 years, a High Potential Individual visa can be switched to other visa routes.

Switching to High potential Visa route

Those who are already in the UK on another immigration route can switch to the High Potential individual route if they meet all the relevant immigration requirements and were not last granted permission as Visitor, Short-term student, Parent of a Child Student, Seasonal Worker, Domestic Worker in a Private Household and outside the Immigration Rules.

Dependants 

With a High potential Individual visa, you can bring with you as your dependants:

• your spouse, civil partner or unmarried partner
• children under 18
• children over 18 may also qualify if they’re currently in the UK as your dependant.

Extending Start-up visa

You cannot apply to extend this visa.

Contact High Potenatial Individual visa Lawyers London
At Karir, we have a wealth of expertise in successfully assisting clients to secure their visa. For expert advice and assistance with a High Potential Individual visa application, contact us.