High Potential Individual

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High Potential Individual is a straightforward and unsponsored immigration route which permits applicants with an eligible degree qualification (minimum bachelors' level) from a non-UK ‘top global university’ to undertake full-time employment or self-employment in the UK, at any skill level, for:

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    three years if they have been awarded a PhD or other eligible doctoral level qualification, or

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    two years, for all other eligible degree qualifications

The route is set out in the Immigration Rules, Appendix High Potential Individual.

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