Unleash Your Potential with the HPI Visa: Your Ticket to Success in the UK

April 22, 2024

Are you a driven individual looking for new challenges and improving your career advancement? The High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, which will unlock opportunities for you in the UK, is just what you need. This comprehensive guide will take you through the inner workings of the HPI visa, explaining its advantages, eligibility criteria, application process, and financial association.

What is HPI visa?

The HPI visa is a very prestigious immigration route for professional’s who have been awarded qualifications equal in demand of a UK bachelor’s, postgraduate or doctoral degree within the last five years. The visa will allow you to stay in the UK for a minimum period of two years after which time you can apply for employment, self-employment, voluntary work or further studies.

Advantages of the HPI Visa

Your options with HPI visa are endless. You have an opportunity to be employed in more than one sector, explore different jobs or become an entrepreneur. Furthermore, you can have your family members to accompany you on that amazing experience of the UK and share those priceless moments with you.

Eligibility Criteria

If you’d like to become a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa holder, you need to have graduated from an eligible university and get your qualification to be eligible.

The list of the university eligible for the application is rated by the rankings of international universities.

November 2023 to October 2024
Alphabetical Rankings Lists 2023 (establishments from Top 50 rankings which appeared on 2 or mores lists)Country
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)USA
Columbia UniversityUSA
Cornell UniversityUSA
Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands
Duke UniversityUSA
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL Switzerland)Switzerland
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)Switzerland
Fudan UniversityChina
Harvard UniversityUSA
Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA
Karolinska InstituteSweden
Kyoto UniversityJapan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)USA
McGill UniversityCanada
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)Singapore
National University of SingaporeSingapore
New York UniversityUSA
Northwestern UniversityUSA
Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research UniversityFrance
Peking UniversityChina
Princeton UniversityUSA
Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina
Stanford UniversityUSA
Technical University of MunichGermany
Tsinghua UniversityChina
University of British ColumbiaCanada
University of California, BerkeleyUSA
University of California, Los AngelesUSA
University of California, San DiegoUSA
University of ChicagoUSA
University of Hong KongHong Kong
University of MelbourneAustralia
University of Michigan-Ann ArborUSA
University of PennsylvaniaUSA
University of TokyoJapan
University of TorontoCanada
University of WashingtonUSA
Yale UniversityUSA
Zhejiang UniversityChina
November 2022 to October 2023
Alphabetical Rankings Lists 2022 (establishments from Top 50 rankings which appeared on 2 or more lists)
Country

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

USA

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Columbia University

USA

Cornell University

USA

Duke University

USA

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL Switzerland)

Switzerland

ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)

Switzerland

Harvard University

USA

Johns Hopkins University

USA

Karolinska Institute

Sweden

Kyoto University

Japan

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

USA

McGill University

Canada

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Singapore

National University of Singapore

Singapore

New York University

USA

Northwestern University

USA

Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University

France

Peking University

China

Princeton University

USA

Stanford University

USA

Technical University of Munich

Germany

Tsinghua University

China

University of British Columbia

Canada

University of California, Berkeley

USA

University of California, Los Angeles

USA

University of California, San Diego

USA

University of Chicago

USA

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

USA

University of Melbourne

Australia

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

USA

University of Pennsylvania

USA

University of Queensland (UQ)

Australia

University of Texas at Austin

USA

University of Tokyo

Japan

University of Toronto

Canada

University of Washington

USA

Yale University

USA

Zhejiang University

China
November 2021 to October 2022
Alphabetical Rankings Lists 2021 (establishments from Top 50 rankings which appeared on 2 or more lists)Country
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)USA
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)Hong Kong
Columbia UniversityUSA
Cornell UniversityUSA
Duke UniversityUSA
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL Switzerland)Switzerland
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)Switzerland
Harvard UniversityUSA
Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA
Karolinska InstituteSweden
Kyoto UniversityJapan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)USA
McGill UniversityCanada
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)Singapore
National University of SingaporeSingapore
New York University (NYU)USA
Northwestern UniversityUSA
Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research UniversityFrance
Peking UniversityChina
Princeton UniversityUSA
Stanford UniversityUSA
Tsinghua UniversityChina
University of British ColumbiaCanada
University of California, BerkeleyUSA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)USA
University of California, San DiegoUSA
University of Chicago USUSA
University of Hong KongHong Kong
University of MelbourneAustralia
University of Michigan-Ann ArborUSA
University of Munich (LMU Munich)Germany
University of PennsylvaniaUSA
University of Texas at AustinUSA
University of TokyoJapan
University of TorontoCanada
University of WashingtonUSA
Yale UniversityUSA
November 2020 to October 2021
Alphabetical Rankings Lists 2020 (establishments from Top 50 rankings which appeared on 2 or more lists)Country
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)USA
Columbia UniversityUSA
Cornell UniversityUSA
Duke UniversityUSA
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneSwitzerland
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)Switzerland
Harvard UniversityUSA
Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA
Karolinska InstituteSweden
Kyoto UniversityJapan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)USA
McGill UniversityCanada
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)Singapore
National University of SingaporeSingapore
New York University (NYU)USA
Northwestern UniversityUSA
Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research UniversityFrance
Peking UniversityChina
Princeton UniversityUSA
Stanford UniversityUSA
Technical University of Munich (Technische Universität München)Germany
Tsinghua UniversityChina
University of British ColumbiaCanada
University of California, BerkeleyUSA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)USA
University of California, San DiegoUSA
University of ChicagoUSA
University of Hong KongHong Kong
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUSA
University of MelbourneAustralia
University of Michigan-Ann ArborUSA
University of PennsylvaniaUSA
University of Texas at AustinUSA
University of TokyoJapan
University of TorontoCanada
University of WashingtonUSA
University of Wisconsin-MadisonUSA
Washington University in St LouisUSA
Yale UniversityUSA
November 2019 to October 2020
Alphabetical Rankings Lists 2019 (establishments from Top 50 rankings which appeared on 2 or more lists)Country
Australian National UniversityAustralia
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)USA
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUSA
Columbia UniversityUSA
Cornell UniversityUSA
Duke UniversityUSA
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL Switzerland)Switzerland
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)Switzerland
Harvard UniversityUSA
Heidelberg UniversityGermany
Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA
Karolinska InstituteSweden
Kyoto UniversityJapan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)USA
McGill UniversityCanada
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)Singapore
National University of SingaporeSingapore
New York UniversityUSA
Northwestern UniversityUSA
Peking UniversityChina
Princeton UniversityUSA
Stanford UniversityUSA
Tsinghua UniversityChina
University of British ColumbiaCanada
University of California, BerkeleyUSA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)USA
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)USA
University of Chicago USUSA
University of Hong KongHong Kong
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUSA
University of MelbourneAustralia
University of Michigan-Ann ArborUSA
University of PennsylvaniaUSA
University of Texas at AustinUSA
University of TokyoJapan
University of TorontoCanada
University of WashingtonUSA
Yale UniversityUSA
November 2018 to October 2019
Alphabetical Rankings Lists 2018 (establishments from Top 50 rankings which appeared on 2 or more lists)Country
Australian National University (ANU)Australia
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)USA
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUSA
Columbia UniversityUSA
Cornell UniversityUSA
Duke UniversityUSA
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL Switzerland)Switzerland
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)Switzerland
Harvard UniversityUSA
Heidelberg UniversityGermany
Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong
Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA
Karolinska InstituteSweden
Kyoto UniversityJapan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)USA
McGill UniversityCanada
National University of SingaporeSingapore
New York UniversityUSA
Northwestern UniversityUSA
Peking UniversityChina
Princeton UniversityUSA
PSL Université Paris (Paris Sciences & Lettres)France
Stanford UniversityUSA
Technical University of MunichGermany
Tsinghua UniversityChina
University of British ColumbiaCanada
University of California, BerkeleyUSA
University of California, Los AngelesUSA
University of California, San DiegoUSA
University of Chicago USUSA
University of Hong KongHong Kong
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUSA
University of MelbourneAustralia
University of Michigan-Ann ArborUSA
University of PennsylvaniaUSA
University of Texas at AustinUSA
University of TokyoJapan
University of TorontoCanada
University of WashingtonUSA
University of Wisconsin-MadisonUSA
Yale UniversityUSA

To be eligible for an HPI visa, you must fulfill additional requirements:

You have the option to apply for an HPI visa either from within the UK or from outside the country. However, bear in mind that you can only submit one application for an HPI visa.

Notably, you are ineligible to apply for an HPI visa if:

  • You’ve already been granted a Graduate visa.
  • You’ve previously entered the UK under the Doctorate Extension Scheme.

Application Process

The process of applying for HPI visa is simple either you are living in the UK or you are applying from outside the UK. The required documents attesting your education and language proficiency should be included in your application accompanied with application fees. Please feel free to email (info@mastersvisa.com) us for further details.

The HPI visa program is more than just a residence permit as it is an open door to a new world full of exciting things. It is high time to start a journey of actualizing your dreams, which later on in life, you will be proud of yourself if you carry this mission in the UK.

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