GTV申请经验与时间线
GTV: Global Talent Visa
GTV有四条route可以申请，我申请的是通过
- academia or research 的route 4 peer reviewed。
- a potential leader in your field (called ‘exceptional promise’)
- Royal Society, for science and medicine
前期准备材料
- CV. It must:
- outline your career and any publication history, if applicable
- be typed
- be up to 3 single sides of A4 paper
- A letter of recommendation from an ‘eminent person’ living in the UK who knows you and your work. The endorsing body must judge that the person has ‘internationally recognised expertise’ in your field.
The letter must be about your Global Talent application, you cannot use a letter that was written for another reason.
It must say how:
- the eminent person knows you
- they think you show exceptional talent or promise
- you would benefit from being in the UK
- you would contribute to the UK
It must also explain what plans you have for work in the future.
The letter must:
- be typed and dated
- be up to 3 single sides of A4 paper, excluding the author’s credentials and contact details
- be signed by the author, or by someone on behalf of the organisation recommending you
- include a telephone number and email address, and the organisation’s logo and registered address, if applicable
- come with the author’s CV (or other proof of their credentials that the endorsing body will accept)
CV是自己整理做的，本身没有一作的很高分的paper，publication 写了一篇一作，2篇共一，一篇待发表 。
推荐信是找老板要的，老板根据我的CV写了推荐信。附上了老板自己的CV。
还准备了我的PhD证书（中文原版和自己翻译版本都进行了上传）。
网页申请填写的时候，还需要写一篇：Please provide a personal statement outlining your case for qualifying for Global Talent。在这一项里面我主要写了我的研究经历以及后续研究方向。
我是先申请endorsement然后再到stage 2办理签证。
时间线：
2024.11.9 发送文件【Letter of recommendation with author's CV；My CV；GTV Checklist；My PhD certificate (Chinese and English Version)】给GTV team。
2024.11.29 收到endorsement letter。
2024.12.20 线上申请stage 2，我和配偶两个人，无加急。预约了伯明翰免费的Tls slot录入生物信息（最近日期只有2025.1.20的是免费的···）。
2025.1.20 前往伯明翰Tls录入生物信息。
2025.1.21 早上收到UKVI邮件说在2.14前给出结果，结果下午五点就收到邮件说我和配偶的申请都通过了。