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November 4, 2023

Who can qualify for a Talent Visa?

Many people think that talent visas are only for geniuses or celebrities, but this is not true. In reality you just need to be a  good specialist in your field and showcase your achievements and projects. 


🇦🇪 UAE Golden Talent Visa

In the UAE the Golden Talent Visa is issued to investors (in real estate and business), entrepreneurs (who are ready to open a company in the country), doctors, athletes, inventors, scientists, artists, excellent students and top managers of large companies.



🇬🇧 The UK Global Talent Visa

The UK Global Talent is intended for IT specialists, scientists and individuals working in the arts (architecture, film, theatre, television and fashion industry), who have demonstrated exceptional skills and achievements in their fields.

As for IT or digital technology, both technical and business specialists can apply for the Global Talent visa, including developers, UX/UI designers, CTOs, DevOps/SysOps engineers, product managers, project managers, performance marketing specialists, venture investors, etc. A more comprehensive list of eligible professions can be found on the Tech Nation website.



🇫🇷 France Passeport Talent

Passeport Talent program in France is created for 11 categories of foreign citizens. Our team helps with the following types: 

Passeport talent profession artistique et culturelle — for people in the creative industries (artists, singers, writers, etc.), 

Passeport Talent renommée nationale / internationale — for well-known professionals recognized in their country or internationally, 

Passeport talent projet innovant reconnu par organisme publique — for people and teams who want to launch their new innovative project in France‍

Passeport talent création d'entreprise — for people and teams who want to launch their new project and are willing to invest from €30,000 to do so.



🇺🇸 The US O-1, EB-1, EB-2 NIW Visas

The US O-1 visa is issued to foreigners who have recognised achievements in a wide variety of fields: arts, science, education, sports, business, blogging, the list goes on. For the EB-1 visa- people with outstanding abilities in arts, science, education, sports and business, professors, researchers, international managers or executives, for the EB-2 NIW visa - those whose professional skills and work may be important to the U.S. society. This could also be, for example, work in science, business, or education. It is important to provide convincing evidence that your work is in the U.S. national interest.

It is important to understand that each country's criteria are quite vague. Therefore, it is possible to get a talent visa even if you are an engineer, economist, blogger, manicure master or graphic designer. If you doubt your chances, you can leave a request for a free consultation on our website. Our experts will contact you and evaluate your case.

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