Information on what happens after you submit your Global Talent visa application.
Once you have submitted your online application, proved your identity and provided your documents, you’ll usually get a decision within 3 weeks, if applying from outside the UK or 8 weeks if applying from inside the UK.
However, visa processing times are not guaranteed and can be subject to change, please check visa processing time and ensure you apply in plenty of time.
If your application has been successful, how you receive your visa will depend on where you applied and how you provided your biometric information.
You’ll receive a vignette (sticker) in your passport valid for 30 or 90 days. You must then collect a biometric residence card (BRP) after arriving in the UK.
Find out more information about collecting your BRP card
You'll receive a digital status which allows you to view your immigration status information online.
To view and/or to prove your immigration status, you will need details of your passport (ID document) that you used to apply for your Global Talent visa, your date of birth and the mobile number/email address that you used when you applied for your visa.
You will be given a ‘share code’ that HR colleagues will need to check your immigration status.
You'll receive a biometric residence permit (BRP).
More information about collecting your BRP card
You'll receive a digital status which allows you to view your immigration status information online.
To view and/or to prove your immigration status, you will need details of your passport (ID document) that you used to apply for your Global Talent visa, your date of birth and the mobile number/email address that you used when you applied for your visa.
You will be given a ‘share code’ that HR colleagues will need to check your immigration status.
Your visa (vignette or digital status) will have a start and end date (valid from/valid to). It is very important that you travel to the UK on or after the start date.
If you travel to the UK before the start date on your visa then you will be entering the UK as a visitor and will not have permission to work in the UK.
If you have been granted a vignette which is valid for 30 or 90 days, then you must enter the UK during this period otherwise you will have to apply, and pay, for a replacement vignette.
The UKVI also advises that you should not book travel to the UK until you have your visa.
Global Talent visa holders and their dependants will usually have their passports and vignettes checked by immigration officials when arriving in the UK. Certain nationalities will receive an ink stamp on their passport which confirms their date of entry.
If you have a biometric passport and are a national of an EU country, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the USA, you will be able to enter the UK using an eGate. If you are travelling with children under 12 years old, you will not be able to use the eGates.
If you enter the UK through an eGate, you will not speak with an immigration official and your passport won’t be stamped. It is important that you keep additional evidence of your entry to the UK, for example, a flight ticket or boarding pass.
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