The most recent list of eligible universities, published online by the government, is dominated by 20 U.S. institutions, including MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Berkeley, and New York University.
The other institutions are located in Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Sweden, Switzerland and China.
Candidates must pass a security and crime test, and be able to speak, read, listen and write English at least up to intermediate level B1. This is how the British Council defines it as “those who have the fluency to communicate effortlessly with native speakers”.
The visa will cost £ 715 and is subject to the immigration health surcharge, a sum paid by successful visa or immigration applicants, which allows the use of the NHS. Anyone applying for a visa must have a maintenance fund of at least £ 1,270.
It followed a similar “elite” visa scheme for the winners of the best international awards in science, arts, film and theater, where successful applications are accelerated by the Interior Ministry.
The Home Office has compiled a list of elite winners, from Oscars and Baftas to British and Nobel laureates, who will be allowed to evade the government’s new immigration controls to secure their visas. of three years.