Introduction of the High Potential Individual route

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

Operative dateMay 30, 2022

CategoryMigration policy

Affected groupQualifying recent graduates of universities on the global universities list

Policy effect

From 09:00 on May 30, 2022, the High Potential Individual route allowed qualifying recent graduates of universities on the Global Universities List to apply without employer sponsorship. Permission was granted for three years for a PhD or other doctoral qualification and two years for other qualifying degrees. Applicants had to meet the route’s qualification, English-language and financial requirements.

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… , in the row for the “W H Pierce Prize”, for “Society of Applied Microbiology”, substitute “Society for Applied Microbiology”. Insert new Appendix High Potential Individual (HPI) APP HPI1. After “Appendix Global Talent: Prestigious prizes”, insert: “Appendix High Potential Individual This route is for recent graduates of top global universities, who want to work, or look for work in the UK, following the successful completion of an eligible course of study equivalent to UK bachelor’s degree level or above. The study must have been with an institution listed on the Global Universities List. The … High Potential Individual route is an unsponsored route. A dependent partner and dependent children can apply on this route. The High Potential Individual route is not a route to settlement. Validity requirements for a High Potential Individual HPI 1.1. A person applying for entry clearance or permission to stay as a High Potential Individual must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form as follows: (a) for applicants outside the UK, form “High Potential Individual visa”; or (b) for applicants inside the UK, form “High Potential Individual”. HPI 1.2. An application for entry c … EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM TO THE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION RULES PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT ON 15 MARCH 2022 (HC 1118) 1. Introduction 1.1. This Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared by the Home Office and is laid before Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. 2. Purpose of the instrument 2.1. This instrument amends the Immigration Rules, made under sections 1(4) and 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, that are used to regulate people’s entry to, and stay in, the United Kingdom. 2.2. The changes also represent a further step in the Home Office commitment to simplify the Immigration Rules, i … te Life which replaces the current private life rules in Part 7 and puts the rules into the new simplified format. In addition to simplification this new appendix introduces a number of changes for children and young people, including bringing the concession on early settlement, introduced on 20 October 2021, into the rules.2 • Introducing a new Appendix Relationship with a Partner, which will provide greater consistency in the way applicants prove a relationship with a partner. Initially it applies only to Appendix Settlement Family Life. 2.4. This instrument also makes a series of minor chan …

UK Home OfficeHC 1118, implementation provisions and route appendices; explanatory memorandumOpen official source

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Introduction of the High Potential Individual route

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United Kingdom changes operative in 2022