Thinking of applying myself but the requirements seem intimidating
Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
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Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#2From an employer’s perspective, I’d be super interested in hearing about the experience of applying for this visa too!
Does the UK government make it easy to apply? What are the interviews like? Anything your employer did that made the whole process easier for you?
Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#3If you can qualify for that, you might also qualify for O1/EB1 visas in the US which gives a fast track to green card.
From what I've heard London has similar high cost of living to Silicon Valley but much lower software engineering compensation, so seems a less desirable place for engineers to work.
Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#4If you can qualify for that, you might also qualify for O1/EB1 visas in the US which gives a fast track to green card. From what I've heard London has similar high cost of living to Silicon Valley but much lower software engineering compensation, so seems a less desirable place for engineers to work.
London cost of living is nowhere near Silicon Valley. London can be expensive, but it can also be quite affordable.
Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#5It’s ‘visa’ not ‘VISA’. Why do so many people think it’s an acronym? It’s just a normal word.
Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#6I am on the (since discontinued) Entrepreneur Visa. The Home Office have very odd, bureaucratic rules around things and it can be incredibly difficult to meet the specific requirements as they will accept them. This means bringing in an immigration lawyer to handle the process and these run into the mid single digit thousands per application.
Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#7If you can qualify for that, you might also qualify for O1/EB1 visas in the US which gives a fast track to green card. From what I've heard London has similar high cost of living to Silicon Valley but much lower software engineering compensation, so seems a less desirable place for engineers to work.
London cost of living is nowhere near Silicon Valley. London can be expensive, but it can also be quite affordable.
Specailly because public transport is amazing, living outside city is doable, while drawing comparable salary.
Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#8If you can qualify for that, you might also qualify for O1/EB1 visas in the US which gives a fast track to green card. From what I've heard London has similar high cost of living to Silicon Valley but much lower software engineering compensation, so seems a less desirable place for engineers to work.
I don't understand as well..why are compensations so low in London compared to other places? I mean even if you consider cost of living..not good at all
Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#9If you can qualify for that, you might also qualify for O1/EB1 visas in the US which gives a fast track to green card. From what I've heard London has similar high cost of living to Silicon Valley but much lower software engineering compensation, so seems a less desirable place for engineers to work.
I don't understand as well..why are compensations so low in London compared to other places? I mean even if you consider cost of living..not good at all
People are masochists that don't know any better.
Re: Ask HN: Did anybody apply for UK Global Talent visa? How did it go?
#10It’s ‘visa’ not ‘VISA’. Why do so many people think it’s an acronym? It’s just a normal word.
Because of the company: "Visa Inc. (/ˈviːzə, ˈviːsə/; stylized as VISA) is an American multinational financial services corporation..."