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• Updated: 22 April 2025

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

• Overview

  A High Potential Individual (HPI) visa gives you permission to stay in the…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you must have…

• Knowledge of English

  You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you’ll need to…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  Before you apply, you must pay for Ecctis to check your qualification is…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa. Check…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a High Potential…

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• Updated: 23 January 2023

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members

Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes

Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities

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• Updated: 3 April 2024