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UK opens doors for exceptional talent from four fields for overseas applicants

21st July 2011: Aiming for global excellence from across the world, the government has decided to encourage exceptionally talented leaders from science, humanities, engineering and the arts field to come to the UK.


The new Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) category will open on 9 August this year. This new category will make easy not only had those who have already been recognised but also those with the potential to be recognised as leaders in their respective fields.

 Those admitted under Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) category will initially be granted permission to stay for three years and four months. They will then be able to extend their stay for a further two years, and settlement may be available after five years’ residence in the UK.

The four sciences, engineering and arts bodies will be able to nominate 1,000 leading individuals in their fields to live and work in Britain under a new "exceptional talent" immigration route.

There will be a limit of 1,000 applicants in the first year of operation. There will be 500 places available between the 9 August and 30 November and a further 500 places available from the 1 December to 31 March 2012. The number of places will be reviewed at the end of March 2012.

Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) will be overseen by world-renowned 'competent bodies', which will advise the UK Border Agency on these 'exceptionally talented' migrants to ensure that they are the brightest and best in their field:

The Royal Society, a fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists, will be able to nominate up to 300 talents; Arts Council England, the national development agency for the arts, will also be able to nominate up to 300 places; the Royal Academy of Engineering, Britain’s national academy for engineering, will have up to 200 places to nominate; and the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and social sciences will be able to nominate up to 200 places.

The Immigration Minister Damian Green said that UK was a global leader in science, humanities and engineering and they were a cultural centre for the arts. He added that they will continue to welcome those who have the most to offer and contribute to the society and economy.

Green said the decision comes at a time of major reform of the immigration system to bring net migration back down to the tens of thousands, tackle abuses and make sure that the immigration system meets the needs of the country.

 Migrants seeking entry to the UK under Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) will not need to be sponsored by an employer, but will need to be recommended by one of the competent bodies.

 Alan Davey, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, said: 'We welcome the launch of this special visa scheme, which will enable the very best artists of international standing to live and work in the UK”.

He added the international exchange of artists enriches their art, and was sure audiences will welcome the opportunity to experience the finest artistic talent from across the world.

 Davey asserted “It will be for each competent body to select those who will qualify for recommendation, and we have also published the criteria for their endorsement.’

The President of the British Academy, Sir Adam Roberts, said that the Humanities and Social Sciences were flourishing in the UK and attracted many excellent scholars from overseas.

 Roberts added the British Academy was ready to play its part in identifying those outstanding scholars for whom Tier 1 is the appropriate visa category.

 While the government has allotted a number of places to each body, it will be open to the bodies to transfer additional places to those with more demand if this becomes necessary.

The President of the Royal Society, Sir Paul Nurse, said that the UK was a global leader in science because they can attract the best minds from around the world to work with their own home-grown talent.
  
 He said “The government has listened to the science community’s concerns about jeopardising our international leadership by restricting the immigration of scientists and the Royal Society will play its part in ensuring that the very best international talent can continue to come to the UK to work.”

President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Sir John Parker FREng, said in order to safeguard the UK's future competitiveness, they must ensure that it remains an attractive destination for world class engineers.