Tech Nation endorsement
Get endorsed as a Global Talent and avoid getting rejected
Most refusals come from a small set of avoidable mistakes in the evidence, the letters and the way each document is written. Tell us your specialisation and we will send you straight to the guide built for it.
- One guide for each specialisation, built from a real endorsed application with every name and number changed.
- Written against Tech Nation's own applicant guide and the GOV.UK rules.
- Covers what to do after a refusal: when to request a review and when to reapply.
Find your guide
Four details, then we take you to the right page.
Seven rules applicants break most
Each of these comes from Tech Nation's applicant guide. Each one can sink an otherwise strong application.
Every documentLetters or evidence written with AI or a template
Tech Nation says AI-written letters, statements and evidence are not acceptable, and that it checks. Templates are also out. Use checklists for structure and write every word yourself.
Mandatory criterionRecognition that does not count
Letters from an immediate colleague, manager or friend do not count. Neither do self-published articles on LinkedIn or Medium, or internal company awards and certificates. Letters alone are never enough.
Mandatory criterionLeaning on salary
Salary or remuneration alone is insufficient. If you use it, show contracts and earnings history with base pay, paid bonuses and vested options stated separately.
Optional criteriaMentoring and talks that fall short
Mentoring should be mainly in person, through a structured programme, and recognised. Online platforms such as ADPList do not count. Talks need a sector-leading event, 100+ actual attendees and a main stage.
Optional criteriaThe same evidence stretched over two criteria
Tech Nation describes one criterion as innovation and the other as impact. Reusing the same evidence for both may not be sufficient. Each criterion needs its own proof.
Recommendation lettersLetters missing the basics
Each letter must come from an established expert who has known you 12+ months, be written for this application, be signed, include contact details, logo and registered address, and carry the writer's CV inside the same file.
FormattingEvidence squeezed to fit three pages
Shrinking text to fit the page limit is not allowed, and a document that is only a list of links is not evidence. Say what you did, with numbers, and attach the proof.
Source: Tech Nation Global Talent Visa applicant guide and GOV.UK. Rules can change, so each guide links to the current pages.
What you get in your specialisation guide
Every guide uses one fictional applicant throughout, so you see how real evidence is framed without any private details.
Criteria choice
Which optional criteria suit your specialisation, with a recommended split of your ten evidence items.
Worked samples
Evidence write-ups for each criterion, plus a mock evidence pack in the three-page format.
Letters, CV and statement
Who to ask, how a letter is structured, and how to answer the four personal statement questions.
Refusals and reviews
The refusal patterns seen most often, and how to request a review and win.
Checklists and planner
Evidence checklists and a 12-week planner for the final stretch before you submit.