From the Guardian today:
The U.K. recently launched a “High Potential Individual” (HPI) visa aimed at attracting the “brightest and best” from around the world to its soggy shores. If you qualify under the scheme you are welcomed into the country for at least two years, even if you don’t have a job offer.
So who counts as the brightest and best? According to the British government, an HPI is someone who has graduated from a top-50 ranked university outside of the U.K. in the past five years. You can see the list of the 37 eligible universities here.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/08/uk-government-immigration-harvard-visa
My son will begin engineering studies at one of those eligible universities in the fall. I imagine employment in the U.K. would make for an interesting entry on his resume. He would also have an opportunity to experience English football firsthand.
It sounds like a great adventure, but it makes me recall three 20-something English coaches my son had along the way at his soccer club. All three of them were married to yanks before my son was in high school.
The U.K. recently launched a “High Potential Individual” (HPI) visa aimed at attracting the “brightest and best” from around the world to its soggy shores. If you qualify under the scheme you are welcomed into the country for at least two years, even if you don’t have a job offer.
So who counts as the brightest and best? According to the British government, an HPI is someone who has graduated from a top-50 ranked university outside of the U.K. in the past five years. You can see the list of the 37 eligible universities here.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/08/uk-government-immigration-harvard-visa
My son will begin engineering studies at one of those eligible universities in the fall. I imagine employment in the U.K. would make for an interesting entry on his resume. He would also have an opportunity to experience English football firsthand.
It sounds like a great adventure, but it makes me recall three 20-something English coaches my son had along the way at his soccer club. All three of them were married to yanks before my son was in high school.
