Global Talent Visa Criteria for designers

The applicant must work in a commercial design setting in one of the eligible design disciplines and provide evidence that their work has received national or international recognition through media, awards or exhibitions. Eligible disciplines include graphic design, brand design, motion graphics design, product design, industrial design and furniture design, among others.

There are two options of the Global Talent visa depending on the applicant’s experience:

• Exceptional Talent: a recognised leader with at least 5 years of professional experience and work in at least 2 countries;
• Exceptional Promise: an emerging leader with less than 5 years of professional experience and work in at least 1 country

The applicant must meet at least 2 out of 3 criteria:

• Media recognition: at least 2 reviews or critical evaluations of the applicant’s work by named design critics in well-established media outlets. For Exceptional Talent, the evidence must come from at least 2 countries.
• Awards: winning, or making a significant contribution to winning, at least one design award. For Exceptional Promise, nominations and shortlistings are also accepted. Examples of awards include Red Dot, iF Design Award, D&AD (any Pencil), Pentawards, Dieline Awards, Royal Designer for Industry (RDI), Salone del Mobile.Milano Award, Transform Awards, Cannes Lions and Indigo Design Award.
• Proof of appearances: professional exhibitions, publications or distribution of the applicant’s work. For Exceptional Talent, the evidence must come from at least 2 countries.

• CV
• Three letters of support: two from well-established design organisations the applicant has worked with (at least one based in the UK), and a third from another organisation or an eminent expert in the field
• Up to 10 pieces of evidence (max 2 pages each) covering at least two criteria