Global Talent Journey

Official starting points for UK and US pathways

The official pages GTJ’s preparation templates are built from, with the date GTJ checked them, how each was checked and the status of the templates that use them.

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United Kingdom: Global Talent

UK Global Talent is a UK programme. Start from the rules and the guide for your field.

  • GOV.UK · Immigration Rules: Appendix Global Talent https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-global-talent

    The rules of the programme as published.

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    UK · Digital technology (source checked); UK · Arts and culture: 5 templates (4 draft, 1 source checked); UK · Academia or research (source checked); UK · Eligible prestigious prize (draft); Explore mode (draft)
  • GOV.UK · Global Talent: arts and culture https://www.gov.uk/global-talent-arts-culture

    The GOV.UK guide for the arts and culture field.

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    UK · Arts and culture: 5 templates (4 draft, 1 source checked)
  • GOV.UK · Global Talent: design industry https://www.gov.uk/global-talent-arts-culture/design-industry

    The GOV.UK guide for the design industry branch of arts and culture.

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    UK · Arts and culture (source checked)
  • GOV.UK · Digital technology: documents for endorsement https://www.gov.uk/global-talent-digital-technology/documents-you-need-to-apply-endorsement

    The documents GOV.UK lists for the digital technology endorsement.

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    UK · Digital technology (source checked)
  • GOV.UK · Global Talent: academia or research https://www.gov.uk/global-talent-researcher-academic

    The GOV.UK guide for researchers and academics.

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    UK · Academia or research (source checked)
  • GOV.UK · Academia or research: peer review https://www.gov.uk/global-talent-researcher-academic/peer-review

    The GOV.UK page for the peer review way to qualify.

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    UK · Academia or research (source checked)

United States: separate categories

O-1, EB-1, the EB-2 National Interest Waiver and H-1B are separate US categories with their own rules. None of them is a US version of UK Global Talent.

  • US Department of State · Temporary worker visas https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/employment/temporary-worker-visas.html

    Includes the O and H-1B categories.

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    US · O-1A (source checked); US · O-1B (arts) (source checked); US · O-1B (motion picture or television) (source checked); US · H-1B (draft); Explore mode (draft)
  • US Department of State · Employment-based immigrant visas https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/employment-based-immigrant-visas.html

    Includes the EB-1 and EB-2 categories.

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    US · EB-1 (source checked); Explore mode (draft)
  • USCIS · O-1 visa: individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/o-1-visa-individuals-with-extraordinary-ability-or-achievement

    The USCIS page for O-1A and O-1B.

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    US · O-1A (source checked); US · O-1B (arts) (source checked); US · O-1B (motion picture or television) (source checked)
  • USCIS · Employment-based immigration: first preference (EB-1) https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers/employment-based-immigration-first-preference-eb-1

    The USCIS page for EB-1.

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    Blocked during the research; opened on 13 September 2026, content not yet reviewed by a person
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    US · EB-1 (source checked)
  • USCIS · Employment-based immigration: second preference (EB-2) https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers/employment-based-immigration-second-preference-eb-2

    The USCIS page for EB-2, including the National Interest Waiver.

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    Blocked during the research; opened on 13 September 2026, content not yet reviewed by a person
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    US · EB-2 National Interest Waiver (source checked)
  • USCIS · H-1B specialty occupations https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-specialty-occupations

    The USCIS page for H-1B.

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    Blocked during the research; opened on 13 September 2026, content not yet reviewed by a person
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    US · H-1B (draft)
  • 8 CFR 214.2 · O and H regulatory text https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/214.2

    The federal regulation, read on Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute, which is not a government website.

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    US · O-1A (source checked); US · O-1B (arts) (source checked); US · O-1B (motion picture or television) (source checked)
  • 8 CFR 204.5 · Employment-based petitions https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/204.5

    The federal regulation, read on Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute, which is not a government website.

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    US · EB-1 (source checked); US · EB-2 National Interest Waiver (source checked)
  • US Department of Justice · Matter of Dhanasar (PDF) https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/920996/dl

    The published decision the National Interest Waiver templates refer to.

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    US · EB-2 National Interest Waiver (source checked)

Known limits

  • US · H-1B: The current official USCIS H-1B source could not be opened in GTJ’s research (403); it opened on 13 September 2026, but no human has reviewed its content against this pack. The current cap, registration dates, fees and form editions were not verified and are not in this pack.
  • No fees, processing times, caps, registration dates or eligibility criteria are given here. Read them on the official pages, in their current version.

Editorial status

Written by the GTJ team from the product’s own rules and the source record of its preparation templates. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer or a regulated immigration adviser. Last updated .