Talent visas by route
Pick the route you are looking at. Each page says in plain words who it is for, how it works, which guides explain it and where the official page is, with the date we last checked it.
Talent Visa Journey is a community. It is not a government service, a law firm or an endorsing body. These pages do not say whether a route fits you. The official page of each route is the authority.
United Kingdom
- UK Global Talent
The UK programme: digital technology, academia or research, arts and culture, or an eligible prize. · Last checked - UK Global Talent visa for digital technology
The UK Global Talent visa for digital technology in plain words: who it is for, the two stages, what GOV.UK lists for the field, our guides and the dated official page. · Last checked - UK Global Talent visa for arts and culture
The UK Global Talent visa for arts and culture in plain words: who it is for, the two stages, the fields GOV.UK lists, our guides and the dated official page. · Last checked - UK Global Talent visa for research and academia
The UK Global Talent visa for research and academia in plain words: who it is for, the two stages, the routes GOV.UK lists for this field, our guides and the dated official page. · Last checked - UK Global Talent visa: the prize route
The prize route of the UK Global Talent visa in plain words: what GOV.UK says about eligible prestigious prizes, where its list is, our guides and the dated official page. · Last checked - UK Innovator Founder
The UK visa for starting a new business. An approved endorsing body assesses the business idea, not the person’s talent. · Last checked
United States
- US O-1
A temporary US category. A US employer or agent files the petition, not the person. · Last checked - O-1A visa: extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business or athletics
The O-1A visa in plain words: who files, the criteria headings the regulation names, what this page does not establish, and the dated USCIS source. · Last checked - O-1B visa for the arts: extraordinary ability in the arts
The O-1B visa for the arts in plain words: who files, the criteria headings the regulation names, what this page does not establish, and the dated USCIS source. · Last checked - O-1B visa for motion picture and television: extraordinary achievement
The O-1B visa for motion picture and television in plain words: who files, the criteria headings the regulation names, what this page does not establish, and the dated USCIS source. · Last checked - US EB-1 · Extraordinary Ability
A permanent (immigrant) US category. Often called “EB-1A”, which is not a USCIS label. · Last checked - US EB-2 · National Interest Waiver
A waiver within the EB-2 category. Often called “NIW”, which is not a USCIS label. · Last checked - US H-1B
A separate, employer-driven category for specialty occupations. It is not a US version of UK Global Talent. · Last checked