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Good afternoon, forum folks .

I am currently on a tier-2 visa and would like to switch to GTV.

I received an endorsement letter from my employing university, that looks something like this:


When filling the application, I need to choose an endorsement body from the list:


Asking university HR were unhelpful and didn't know what's the correct choice, can someone here help?

(For context, if it matters, I'm a permanent contract lecturer and have finished my probation.)

That's not an endorsement letter.

What you received from the university is a statement of guarantee that you use - together with a job description - to apply for endorsement to any of the endorsing bodies in the list.

Once endorsement is granted you then apply for the GTV.

That makes sense, thank you!
How should I decide which body to ask for an endorsement?

It entirely depends on your field, role/responsibilities, etc.

For example, someone working in dance, music or literature - some of the fields covered by the route - wouldn't fit applying to the Royal Academy of Engineering... and so on.

Thank you.

I am in Computer Science, so I guess this still leaves Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society, and The British Academy.

Not sure how to pick between them.

Have you read the gov.uk page for the Global Talent visa to understand the different endorsement routes? https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

I believe it should be relatively straight forward for you to understand whether you are a researcher or academic leader, a leader in arts and culture, or a leader in digital technology.

The letter from your university indicates that you are looking to apply under the academic and research route - you can read more about your eligibility and which bodies provide endorsement for them here https://www.gov.uk/global-talent-researcher-academic . Tech Nation does not provide endorsement for academic and research, as they only apply endorsement for professionals working in digital technology I believe.