Tier 1 Exceptional Talent endorsement form not updated

Hi Guys ,
I was checking the Tier 1 exceptional talent I can see the policy has been updated

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... nal-talent
but not the endorsement form.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... alent-visa

It is still showing the old fee which is £287 the new fee is now £293 only £6 difference.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... l_2017.pdf

If I will submit my application for stage 1 endorsement will they process it with old fee or send me back form (after 2 weeks & wasting my time) saying you have to use correct fee and new forum. But it is not my fault they haven't updated online so far.

Edit: It seems like you can now apply online for endorsement.

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... ndorsement

I want to try my luck once on this : ) .

Techcity has now updated thier website with the new cost. it just a little fee anyways so no worries. When are you apply?? have you arranged all your documents yet? Techcity now have 200 places so i am kinda in a hurry to apply lol want to try my luck aswell.

Yes applied online lol, looks like we are in the same boat.

Oh you applied online ? , i am planing on sending my document to them . what were your 10 supporting documents? i am finding it hard to arrnage mine as i have not published any article or have any news clipping. hah! do you have any of them?

I don't have any publications , Only random papers of 10 evidence .
P.S : When you apply online on HO site, you would need to pay your fee then .
1) HO online printout
2) Tech City UK online form printout
3) CV
4) 7000 words of personal statement
5) Two letters of recommendation
5a) First letter
5b) Second letter

10 letter of evidence

sindhoo wrote:I don't have any publications , Only random papers of 10 evidence .
P.S : When you apply online on HO site, you would need to pay your fee then .
1) HO online printout
2) Tech City UK online form printout
3) CV
4) 7000 words of personal statement
5) Two letters of recommendation
5a) First letter
5b) Second letter

10 letter of evidence

Oh you can now pay online? oh thats great! I was asking about the 10 letter of evidence that you submitted , just to compare mine aswell. By the way i hope you know its 700 characters and not 700 words. I wil try my luck next week and see how it goes.

EDIT: It is not "letter" of evidence, its actually evidence document. I hope you didnt submit 10 different recommendation letters???????

mattewreuben1 wrote: Oh you can now pay online? oh thats great! I was asking about the 10 letter of evidence that you submitted , just to compare mine aswell. By the way i hope you know its 700 characters and not 700 words. I wil try my luck next week and see how it goes.

EDIT: It is not "letter" of evidence, its actually evidence document. I hope you didnt submit 10 different recommendation letters???????

Yes 7000 characters
10 different document for evidence not recommendation letter
In regards to 10 evidence documents it depends which criteria you are meeting

Mandatory 1
OR
Mandatory 2

and two of the qualifying criteria

Qualifying 1
Qualifying 2
Qualifying 3
Qualifying 4

i am looking for personal statement format for the Tier 1 application, do you mind sharing a sample?


EDIT: So i saw the below but not much of a help because in my opinion i dont think its top notch. i might be wrong anyways. but the guy apprently got his visa ha!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/most-unp ... e-adhvaryu

Looks like the guy nailed it .

I didn't have fancy stuff : D like him . I just followed this template .

I [insert name] wish to submit my application for the Tech Nation visa scheme (Tier 1 Exceptional Talent).
The information contained in this application is true to my knowledge and I will confirm the contents of
this document at Tech City UK’s request.
[Please provide details of your previous role / achievements to date.]
[Please give specific reasons as to why you are applying for this visa route and how you believe you
have made a significant impact to your current digital community.]
[Provide specific reasons as to why you want to come to the UK and in what ways you believe you
can benefit the UK digital technology sector.
Give details of your role and where you will live in the UK]
[Give concrete examples as to how the UK digital economy can benefit from your work.]
[Please explain your long term plans in the UK]

http://www.techcityuk.com/wp-content/up ... -FINAL.pdf

Any update with the status of your application yet? How long has It been since you applied – im applying tomorrow. (Wish me luck).
Btw : You applied for fast track?

I applied last week nothing yet . Yes I did apply through fast track . Good luck mate and to everyone who has applied. I sent you PM if you have received it .

sindhoo wrote:I applied last week nothing yet . Yes I did apply through fast track . Good luck mate and to everyone who has applied. I sent you PM if you have received it .

The user does not have PM access.

Yea i didnt see your message. - Quick question, did you pay for tubaculose test when applying?

By the way , why dont i have access to PM. @administrator please kindly provide access

mattewreuben1 wrote:Yea i didnt see your message. - Quick question, did you pay for tubaculose test when applying?

By the way , why dont i have access to PM. @administrator please kindly provide access

You are newly registered with only 10 posts. Your have to prove yourself on the forum to get access to the privilege of PM function (which can be withdrawn at any point) after 30 genuine posts. Any nonsense or 'padding' posts will be deleted.

Members are reminded that everyone here is a stranger and should be cautious as the site is frequently visited by scammers/spammers and that posting in public is always the best/safest option.

mattewreuben1 wrote:Yea i didnt see your message. - Quick question, did you pay for tubaculose test when applying?

By the way , why dont i have access to PM. @administrator please kindly provide access

I applied within UK so no TB test required for me.

Moderators need your advice here . I have applied for step 1 endorsement . In the meantime if I want to apply for another visa category.Home Office asks if you have another application with us provide reference number. Do I have to mention step 1 endorsement reference on the form.

1) If I mention that number while applying for another Visa category will that invalidate my step1 endorsement.

2) Do I have to mention that , it is not visa application it is step 1 endorsement , confused ?

Quick response will be appreciated , Thanks for your help.

sindhoo wrote:Moderators need your advice here . I have applied for step 1 endorsement . In the meantime if I want to apply for another visa category.Home Office asks if you have another application with us provide reference number. Do I have to mention step 1 endorsement reference on the form.

1) If I mention that number while applying for another Visa category will that invalidate my step1 endorsement.

2) Do I have to mention that , it is not visa application it is step 1 endorsement , confused ?

Quick response will be appreciated , Thanks for your help.

What is your current visa category?
What visa are you thinking of applying for?

Endorsement is an application to HO as a first stage. Yes you will need to declare this and yes another application will likely invalidate your step 1 endorsement process.

CR001 wrote:
What is your current visa category?
What visa are you thinking of applying for?

Endorsement is an application to HO as a first stage. Yes you will need to declare this and yes another application will likely invalidate your step 1 endorsement process.

I am on Tier 1 Entrepreneur , will try to extend or maybe switch to Tier 2 if I don't get any response by next week.

sindhoo wrote:

CR001 wrote:
What is your current visa category?
What visa are you thinking of applying for?

Endorsement is an application to HO as a first stage. Yes you will need to declare this and yes another application will likely invalidate your step 1 endorsement process.

I am on Tier 1 Entrepreneur , will try to extend or maybe switch to Tier 2 if I don't get any response by next week.

Hey Sindhoo ,

did you get endorsment a reply yet? I am eager to find out. Also, i applied and sent off my document but no email confirmation and nothing yet. just wondering. Its been 5 days now.

Yes mine is gone to endorsement body and I am in first 20 . Not sure what will be your number let us know what will be your number when they forwarded to endorsement body.

Hello guys ,

Please who might have answer to my question .

I completed the Technation form and paid online . In the form it states send your document to

Tier 1 exceptional talent
Sheffield PO Box 3468S3 8WA.

However , the courier company I used said they don't send to a POBOX address. So they sent it to :
UK VISA and immigration ,Vulcan House, 6 Millsands, Sheffield S3 8NU, United Kingdom

Do you think there's gonna be a problem here ? Are they same people accessing the visa ? I have not recieved any email of conformation that they have recieved my document
So im worried.

I think we had to send to PO BOX because we already paid online and then it is ready to check with case worker documents scan it and send it to endorsement body. I am sure you will reach to correct department . Be positive .
Anyone else wants to add something.

sindhoo wrote:I think we had to send to PO BOX because we already paid online and then it is ready to check with case worker documents scan it and send it to endorsement body. I am sure you will reach to correct department . Be positive .
Anyone else wants to add something.

You are correct Sindhoo,

I sent an email to home office yesterday and they replied me this morning saying they have received my document and carrying out checks on it before sending it off to Tech city.

Now i am calm, i can sit back and wait.

Now once your documents are sent to endorsement body. You will receive email from HO confirming that with your endorsement number which can be any number. Once you receive that can you please let me know what range is it in . Mine was in 20 ,I just want to know how many more people applied after me. Thanks

mattewreuben1 wrote:
You are correct Sindhoo,

I sent an email to home office yesterday and they replied me this morning saying they have received my document and carrying out checks on it before sending it off to Tech city.

Now i am calm, i can sit back and wait.

Any news from HO , has you application been forwarded to endorsement body.