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Short guides that restate what the official pages say, each statement with its source and the date Talent Visa Journey checked it.
UK Global Talent
Guides: 8
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UK Global Talent visa: how the fields, leader and potential leader differ
What GOV.UK says about the endorsing bodies, exceptional talent and exceptional promise, and what each choice changes.
What this covers
- Digital technology
- Arts and culture
- Researchers, academics and prizes
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UK Global Talent visa: the steps after an endorsement decision
What GOV.UK says about applying for the visa after an endorsement letter, the documents to prepare and what to do after a refusal.
What this covers
- Applying for the visa
- Documents to prepare
- If the endorsement or the visa is refused
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UK Global Talent visa: fees, health surcharge and decision times
What GOV.UK lists for the UK Global Talent visa fees, the health surcharge and how long each decision usually takes.
What this covers
- Fees when you apply
- Fees for extending and settling
- How long an endorsement decision takes
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UK Global Talent visa: partners, children and what they pay
What GOV.UK says about including a partner or children, the fees and surcharge each person pays and how their time counts.
What this covers
- The health surcharge and test fees
- The Life in the UK Test for adults
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UK Global Talent visa: the letters and evidence an endorsement asks for
How many letters and documents GOV.UK lists for a digital technology or an arts and culture endorsement, and their limits.
What this covers
- Digital technology: letters and documents
- Arts and culture: letters and evidence
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UK Global Talent visa: settlement (indefinite leave to remain)
What GOV.UK and the immigration rules say about the years, absences, English level, test, fee and decision time for settlement.
What this covers
- Time in the UK and absences
- English and the Life in the UK Test
- The faster service and the decision
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UK Global Talent visa: switching from inside the UK and extending
What GOV.UK says about switching to Global Talent from another visa while in the UK, and about extending a Global Talent visa.
What this covers
- Switching from inside the UK
- Extending a Global Talent visa
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UK Global Talent visa: the TB test, translations and documents
What GOV.UK says about when a TB test applies, how long the certificate lasts, certified translations and the documents in an endorsement.
What this covers
- Translations and timing
- Documents in an endorsement application
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US O-1
Guides: 2
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O-1A visa: what USCIS says about evidence, timing and fees
A short overview of the O-1A route built only from USCIS pages: the evidence rule, the faster-processing time and fee.
What this covers
- Processing time and the faster-processing option
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O-1B visa, arts and motion picture: what USCIS says
A short overview of the two O-1B categories built only from USCIS pages: the evidence rule, the faster-processing time and fee.
What this covers
- Processing time and the faster-processing option
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US EB-1 · Extraordinary Ability
Guides: 1
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EB-1A extraordinary ability: what USCIS says
A short overview of the EB-1A route built only from USCIS pages: the criteria count, faster processing and the fees named.
What this covers
- Processing time and the faster-processing option
- Fees USCIS names
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US EB-2 · National Interest Waiver
Guides: 1
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EB-2 national interest waiver: what USCIS says
A short overview of the national interest waiver built only from USCIS pages: the three prongs, faster-processing time and fees named.
What this covers
- Processing time and the faster-processing option
- Fees USCIS names
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US H-1B
Guides: 1
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H-1B visa: what USCIS says about registration and fees
A short overview of H-1B registration built only from USCIS pages: the registration fee and period, faster processing.
What this covers
- Processing time and the faster-processing option
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Comparing routes
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US work-visa costs and timeline: the figures USCIS names
The faster-processing times and fees, the Asylum Program Fee and the H-1B registration fee that USCIS names, with their sources.
What this covers
- Fees USCIS names
- Registration
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