T1 ET Application For Endorsement 6-4-2016 2

Tier 1 (ET)
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Application for
Endorsement
Version 4/16
Application For Endorsement For Tier 1

(Exceptional Talent)
This Is Not An Application For Leave In The UK
The purpose of this form is to apply for a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) endorsement,
which is a requirement in order to apply for entry clearance or leave to remain in
this category.
When considering this application we will decide only whether you qualify
for endorsement under the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route. If you wish to be
granted entry clearance or leave to remain for any other reason please make an
appropriate application using the correct form.
Please note that if you are currently in the UK, making an application for
endorsement does not extend your permission to be in the UK in the same way
that making an application for leave would. You should not stay in the UK beyond
expiry of your leave.
You also need the separate guidance notes for this form. Please read them before
making your application. If you do not already have this item, you can download it
from our website at: www.gov.uk/tier-1-exceptional-talent
In accordance with paragraph 34 of the Immigration Rules, this form is specified
for applications for endorsements made on or after the 6 April 2016.
You cannot apply online or at a Premium Service Centre for a Tier 1 (Exceptional
Talent) endorsement. Please post or courier to:
Postal address:
UK Visa & Immigration
Home Office
Tier 1
PO Box 496
Durham
DH99 1WQ
Courier address:
Home Office
Tier 1
Wearside House
Riverside Place
Freemans Reach
Durham
DH1 1SL
This form is to
be used for
applications for
endorsements
made on or after
6 April 2016
INTRODUCTION
1. This document provides information to help you to complete the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)
application for endorsement form.
2. Applying for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) is a two stage process. Full details of the application process
and the requirements of the route can be found in the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) policy guidance notes
available on the Home Office website at https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-exceptional-talent Additionally the
relevant Immigration Rules can be found in Part 6A and are available on the Home Office website at
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration.
3. The process of applying for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) has changed. Most applicants are not
required to submit a separate Designated Competent Body application form as the relevant questions
are included in this form. See sections 3 to 5.
THE FIRST STAGE: APPLICATION FOR ENDORSEMENT
4. IMPORTANT: If you are endorsed for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) this will not give you the right to
come to the UK or remain in the UK without another application for leave. The endorsement itself is not
a grant of leave.
How will we contact you about your application for endorsement?
5. We will use the email address you give us in the application for endorsement form to tell you whether
you have been endorsed.
6. You must send evidence with the forms, but you should send photocopies of your evidence. We will
not return copies of documents to you. We reserve the right to request original documents but these will
be returned to you by ordinary post.
HELP ON SECTION 1 - PAYMENT
7. You will not be charged a fee if you are a Croatian national applying under regulation 2(15) of the
Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 as Highly Skilled.
8. For everyone else the fee for an application for endorsement for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) is
287, made by post or courier. You must pay in UK pounds sterling. You may not apply in person
at the Premium Service Centre (PSC) of the Home Office.
9. If the payment submitted does not cover the full cost of your application for endorsement, it will be an
invalid application; and the form, together with any documentation submitted, will be returned to you.
10. The fee charged is for the processing and consideration of the application for endorsement. This fee
will be payable once the application for endorsement form is received by the Home Office or its payment
processing agent, regardless of the outcome of the application for endorsement.
11. We cannot begin the consideration process until the payment has cleared. We allow 5 working days
for payments made by cheque to clear, but credit/debit cards and postal orders will clear immediately.
How you can pay
12. You can pay by any of the following methods:
Cheque/Bankers Draft
Postal Order
Credit card - Mastercard, Visa (including Electron) or American Express (Amex)
Debit card - Delta, Maestro (including Solo) - we will only accept Maestro cards issued in the UK.
Please note that your application for endorsement will be rejected if you do not pay the specified
fee in full or if you pay by any method other than those specified above. You will be required to
make a fresh application for endorsement.
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Please note that when making large or multiple payments using your credit card, the anti-fraud
measures that banks operate sometimes stop the full payment being taken. This can happen for a
number of reasons. To prevent this you may inform your bank of your intention to make large or multiple
payments in advance so that your bank allows the full payment to be taken when you submit your
application.
Please be aware that not all banks offer this service.
Cheques and postal orders
13. You must make the cheque or postal order payable to `Home Office' and cross the cheque or postal
order A/C Payee only. Please write the full name and date of birth of the applicant on the back of the
cheque and/or each postal order and keep the postal order receipts. Please make sure that the date and
the amount (words and figures) are correct and that the cheque is signed properly. Attach your cheque
or postal orders to the front of the application for endorsement form.
Completing the payment details
14. To ensure that your payment is processed without any delay, please follow this guidance when
completing Section 1 of this form (Payment Details).
A2-A3 If the address for correspondence is different from your home address, please give that address
at A2. If a solicitor or other authorised immigration adviser is submitting the application for endorsement,
it should be their address at A2 and their name at A3. These details will also be used to acknowledge
receipt of the application for endorsement.
A4 The email address will be used for urgent correspondence with you about your fee.
A5 Your date of birth
A7 -A9 If paying by cheque or bankers draft enter the bank account number, sort code and cheque
number.
Paying by credit/debit card
A10 Card number - this is the long number across the centre of the card.
A15 The Card Verification Value (CVV) is a 3-digit security code found on the back of the card on the
signature strip - it consists of the last 3 digits. For Amex the security code consists of 4-digits and is
found on the front of the card.
If you do not provide the CVV number, we cannot take your payment and your application for
endorsement will be rejected as invalid.
A16 Cardholder's signature - the person named on the credit/debit card must sign and date these
sections.
HELP ON SECTION 2 - DETAILS OF YOUR APPLICATION
15. You should read the guidance provided by your chosen Designated Competent Body,
which can be found on our website in the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) policy notes: www.gov.
uk/government/publications/guidance-on-policy-for-uk-visas-under-tier-1-exceptional-talent
16. The email address in section 2 is the address that we will use to notify you of the outcome of your
application, and to communicate with you if necessary. It must be an email address that you will be able
to use for the next few months. It can be your representative's address if you choose to use
one.
17. It is your responsibility to provide the evidence to support any statements made in your application
for endorsement. You must ensure that all of the necessary supporting documentation is provided at the
time the application for endorsement is submitted. You must be selective in
submitting evidence, as sending large amounts of irrelevant or poor quality documentation may delay
consideration. It is only necessary to submit the evidence that you are asked for; unrelated evidence will
not be considered.
18. Where any documents provided are not in English or Welsh, you must provide the original and a
full translation that can be independently verified.
The translation must do all of the following:
confirm that it is an accurate translation of the original document;
be dated;
include the full name and original signature of the translator or an authorised official of the
translation company;
include the translator or translation company's contact details; and
if you are applying for leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain, be fully certified and include
details of the translator or translation company's credentials.
SECTION 4
19. The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) regulates United Kingdom based
immigration advisers. As a requirement of Section 84 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999,
United Kingdom representatives, who offer advice and services in relation to an application, will need to
be regulated by the OISC unless they are authorised to practice by a designated legal professional body
or fall within a category of persons specified in an order made by The Secretary of State under
subsection 84(4) (d) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
SECTION 5
20. You should complete the summary sheet before submitting your application for endorsement. You
should ensure that you list all the supporting documentation you have submitted.
SECTION 1 - PAYMENT DETAILS TIER 1 (EXCEPTIONAL TALENT) ENDORSEMENT

Please complete this section in block capitals and black ink.
A. Payment Details
Applicants should refer to the Payment Guidance notes which accompany this application form.
A1. Tick to confirm that the applicant is applying for an endorsement for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)
application for endorsement.
The applicant is a Croatian national applying under regulation 2(15) of the
Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations
2013 as Highly Skilled.
A2. Contact address and postal code for correspondence
The fee is 287
Postcode
A3. Contact name if different from the applicant
A4. Applicant's full name
A5. Applicant's date of birth (DD MM YYYY)
A6. Please select the method of payment from the list below:
United Kingdom postal order (payable to 'Home Office') - go to next section
Visa, Mastercard or American Express- go to question A10
Cheque or bankers draft (payable to 'Home Office') - go to question A7
Delta or Maestro - go to question A10
A7. Account number:
A8. Sort code - go to next section:
A9. Cheque number - go to next section:
A10 Please debit the following account: Name on card:
A11. Card number (the long number across the centre of the card):
A12 Valid from:
A13 Expiry date:
A14 Issue number (where available):
A15 CVV Security number (3 digit number or 4 digit number for Amex)
A16. Cardholders signature
A17. Date (DD MM YYYY)
If you are producing a double-sided copy of

this application for endorsement form,
please include this page and make sure it
falls on the reverse of the payment details
page in the two-sided copy.
For administrative reasons, it is important
that the rest of the form begins with
Section 2 - facing upwards.
Section 2 - Application details

Important: You must fill in this form for the Home Office to process your application. You must choose a
Designated Competent Body and complete the relevant section of this form as well as provide any
required evidence, which we will pass to your chosen Designated Competent Body. Before filling the
form in you should refer to the guidance on our website at: www.gov.uk/tier-1-exceptional-talent
B1. What is the passport number on the passport you will use or have used to come to the UK?
B2. What is the name of your contact for correspondence, if different from you?
B3. What is your contact's full address and postal code, if applicable?
Postcode
B4. Are you applying for entry clearance or leave to remain (stage 2) at the same time as making this
application for endorsement (stage 1)?
Yes
No
Go to page 8.
B5. Title: Please select from the following list:

Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Other
If other, please state.

B6. First names as stated in your passport or travel document
B7 Last names or family names as stated in your passport or travel document
B8. If you are known, or have been known by any other names than those given above, please give
details below and give evidence showing the name change.
Name known as
Nationality at the time

of using this name
Dates from
Dates to
B9. Gender
Male
Female
B10. Under what nationality did you or will you enter the UK?
B11. If you are a dual national, what is your other nationality?
B12. What is your usual country of residence?
B13. What is your contact email address? This will be used for all correspondence with you, including
the outcome of your application for endorsement. Please write very carefully ensuring that numbers and
letters are identifiable.
B14. Home address
Postcode (if applicable)

B15. Contact phone number
B16. Under which criteria do you wish your application to be considered?
Exceptional talent
Exceptional promise
Please note that the Exceptional promise route is not applicable to applicants in the fields of film,
television, animation, post production and visual effects.
B17. Please state your field of talent.
B18. Which designated Competent Body do you wish to support your application for endorsement?
Arts Council England - Go to section 3
The British Academy - Go to section 4
The Royal Academy of Engineering - Go to section 4
The Royal Society - Go to section 4
Tech City UK - Go to section 5
Section 3 - Art Council England Applicants

You must complete this section and provide the relevant documents required by the Designated
Competent Body. More details of the Arts Council England criteria can be found in the Tier 1
(Exceptional Talent) policy guidance document.
C1. What area of artistic practice do you intend to pursue when in the UK? No more than 25 words
C2 Letters of endorsement
Letter 1 (must be from a UK-based organisation)
Name of endorser
Present position
Further details
Letter 2 (must be from an organisation)
Name of endorser
Present position
Further details
Letter 3 (may be from an individual or organisation)
Name of endorser
Present position (if appropriate)
Further details
C3. Is your practice in the fields of film, television, animation, post production and visual effects?
Yes. Go to question C5
No. Go to question C4
C4. Evidence - complete this question if you are within the fields of arts, museums, or galleries. Do not
submit more than 10 documents. Please see application guidance for more details regarding evidential
requirements. Documents in addition to the evidence requested/listed will not be taken into account
when assessing your application.
Nature of evidence (tick one)
Description of evidence
Significant media recognition

International awards for excellence
Proof of appearances/exhibitions in
recognised international contexts
Nature of evidence (tick one)
10
Description of evidence

C5. Evidence - complete this question if you are within the fields of film, television, animation, post
production and visual effects. Note: Applicants in these fields can only apply under the Exceptional talent
criteria. Exceptional promise is not applicable to these fields.
Please complete one of the following sections
Major award or nomination - Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe or Emmy
Name of production nominated or award including category and year of the nomination or award
An explanation of your involvement if the nomination or award was as part of a group
The credit you received for the nomination or award
Significant and direct contribution

Relevant award (Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe or Emmy Award)
An explanation of your involvement
If you are not named on the award you must provide a letter from the named recipients of the award
demonstrating your contribution.
Notable industry recognition - The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) Policy guidance contains a full list of
acceptable awards
Evidence provided to demonstrate international distribution sales and recognition
Name of notable industry recognition award or awards. Please state whether you won or received a
nomination.
Please note that your application with be considered incomplete and will not be processed by the
Designated Competent Body unless you submit the necessary supporting documents. More details of
the relevant documents can be found in the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) policy guidance.
Go to section 6
Section 4 - The British Academy, The Royal Academy of Engineering and The Royal Society
Applicants
You must complete this section and provide the relevant documents required by the Designated
Competent Body. More details of the Designated Competent Body's criteria can be found in the Tier 1
(Exceptional Talent) policy guidance document.
D1. Do you hold one of the named fellowships listed in the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) policy guidance
and wish to apply for a fast-track consideration?
Yes
No
If yes, what is the name of your fellowship?

D2. State your academic field. You must select this from the academic fields listed in the Tier 1
(Exceptional Talent) policy guidance.
D3. List your academic and professional qualifications. Please list in reverse chronological order
(starting with the most recent). Any previous appointments should be listed in your CV, not in this form
D4. List up to 10 of your most significant publications (including journal articles, book chapters,
monographs etc).
D5. List up to 10 of your most significant commercial outputs (if applicable) such as patents, licences,
spinout
D6. List no more than 5 senior international consultancy or advisory roles you hold or have held
previously
D7. List no more than 5 significant prizes
D8. List your most significant major funding secured during the last 10 years
Funding for fellowships
Major funding awards
D9. What position do you currently hold?

D10. Please state the name and address of your current employer.
Postcode
D11. Please give the start date and end date (if known) of your most recent employment
Start date
End date
D12. If you are a member of any relevant professional bodies, list up to 5 below
D13. If you have membership/fellowship of a national academy and/or foreign membership of

academies of other countries (in particular any of the UK national academies), list them below.
D14. If you are applying for a particular position within the UK, provide details below.
Position applied for or on offer within the UK for example fellowship, job
Host organisation and department
Name of Head of Department or CEO
Funding Organisation (if applicable). For example, name of the employer, research council, charity
D15. Please provide a personal statement outlining your case for qualifying for Tier 1 (Exceptional
Talent) (maximum 7,000 characters). You should outline your research career, the case for you being
viewed as a world leader or potential leader in your field and the contribution that you believe you will
make to research excellence and the wider UK society over the next five years. This should include (if
applicable) potential economic benefits from exploitation of intellectual capital. If you need more space
please continue on a separate sheet of paper.
D16. Details of the two letters of support you are providing with your application.
Name and contact details of the eminent person resident in the UK who is providing the dated
letter of personal recommendation (please attach the letter)
Full name
Address
Postcode
Email
Telephone number
Name and contact details of the authorised senior member (such as Chief Executive, Vice
Chancellor or similar) of a reputable UK organisation in your field who is providing the dated
letter of recommendation (please attach the letter)
Full name
Address
Postcode
Email
Telephone number
D17. If there are any people that should not be invited to assess your application, state below. Your
request for endorsement will be reviewed by eminent researchers in your field who are qualified to
assess your claim. In order to prevent any conflict of interest and to help the Designated Competent
Body in assigning reviewers to your application, you should list any experts who should not be invited to
give a view on your case.
Please note that your application will be considered incomplete and will not be processed by the
Designated Competent Body unless you submit the necessary supporting documents. More details of
the relevant documents can be found in the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) policy guidance.
Go to section 6.
Section 5 - Tech City UK Applicants

Applicants for Tech City UK must complete the electronic form questions found at: www.technationvisa.
com
Your responses to those questions must be printed out and submitted with this application form. You
must also provide the relevant documents required by the Designated Competent Body. More details of
the Tech City UK criteria can be found in the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) policy guidance document.
Section 6 - Applicant Declaration
You must sign below to show you have read and understood the following declaration. If it is not
complete the application will be invalid and returned to you. It must be signed by you personally and not
by a representative or other person acting on your behalf. If you are under 18, your parent or legal
guardian should sign on your behalf.
The information given in my application is complete and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
The documents I have submitted in support of my application are complete and correct to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
I agree to co-operate with Home Office officials, or any other person charged by the Secretary of
State for the Home Office with conducting pre-issue and post-issue checks in relation to this
application for endorsement.
If there is a material change in my circumstances or any new information relevant to this application
becomes available before it is decided, I will inform the Home Office.
I am aware that the rules and requirements for application for endorsements may change in the
future and that I should not assume the current rules and requirements will continue to apply.
I agree to the Home Office using the data provided in this application for endorsement in accordance
with its Information Charter. I understand that my details may in certain circumstances be passed to
fraud prevention agencies to prevent and detect fraud and money laundering. I also understand that
such agencies may provide the Home Office with information about me. Further details explaining
when information may be passed to or from fraud prevention agencies and how that information may
be used can be obtained from the Home Office website.
I understand that if I am informing the Home Office that I have changed my gender, these details
may in certain circumstances be shared with other Home Office colleagues. I consent to this, where
necessary and understand that this information will only be shared in limited circumstances relating
to identity and security in line with Section 22 of the Gender Recognition Act. I am aware they will
otherwise be treated in confidence and that my rights under the Equality Act 2010, Data Protection
Act 1998 and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights will be unaffected.
Name
Signature
Date
Section 7 Representative's Details and Declaration

You should fill in this section if you are a third party, such as a representative, dealing with the
application on behalf of an applicant.
E1. Is a representative acting for you in relation to this application for endorsement? (please tick)
Yes. Go to question E2
No. Go to the next section
E2. Name of representative's organisation
E3. Contact name of representative
E4. Select the title of the contact person within the representative's organisation.
Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Other
If you have selected other, please state

E5. Representative's address
Postcode
E6. Representative's telephone number
E7. Representative's email address
E8. Representative's fax number
E9. Is the representative a UK based Immigration Adviser?
Yes - go to E10
No - go to E15
E10. Is the representative regulated by the Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner (OISC)?
Yes - go to question E11
No - go to question E12
E11. Representative's OISC registration number. Then go to question E15
E12. Is the representative authorised to practice and regulated by a designated professional body or
supervised by such a person?
Yes - go to E13
No - go to E14
E13. Select the relevant body from the following options.

The Law Society
The Law Society of Scotland
The Faculty of Advocates
The General Council of the Bar
The Law Society of Northern Ireland

The Institute of Legal Executives
The General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland
E14. Is the representative approved by the British Council?

Yes
No
E15. This section must be completed by all representatives, who are dealing with this application for
endorsement on the applicant's behalf. They must now read the declaration below and authorise as the
representative or other person acting on the applicant's behalf:
I have been appointed by the applicant to make this application for endorsement.
I confirm that the applicant has completed and verified the application for endorsement and
the application for endorsement is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and correct.
Once the Home Office has decided the application for endorsement, I will give the applicant all
correspondence from the Home Office relating to the decision.
I am aware that it is an offence under the Immigration Act 1971, as amended by the Immigration and
Asylum Act 1999 and the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, to do an act which facilitates
the commission of a breach of immigration law by an individual who is not a citizen of the European
Union, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the act has this effect.
Name
Signature
Date
Name of representative organisation
Position within organisation
Section 8 - Summary Sheet

You must send the required evidence as specified in this form, the Immigration Rules
and the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) guidance notes. Failure to submit required evidence is likely to lead
to refusal of the application.
Note: evidence cannot include objects, DVDs or CDs, digital files or web links. If you wish to use the
content of a webpage, you must provide a printed copy of the page clearly showing the URL.
Please fill in this part of the form to help us make sure that we have received your documents and to
keep a record of them while they are with us. List all documents and state how many in each case.
Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.
I have read the information on the Home Office's website at: www.gov.uk/tier-1-exceptional-talent/
eligibility
I have provided all the documents required by the Designated Competent Body (please list all the
documents provided)
Total number of documents, including the Designated Competent Body's form or cover sheet:
Finally, please ensure your application is addressed correctly as follows:
Postal address:
Home Office
Tier 1
PO Box 496
Durham
DH99 1WQ
Courier address:
Home Office
Tier 1
Wearside House Riverside Place
Freemans Reach Durham
DH1 1SL

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SECTION 1 - PAYMENT DETAILS TIER 1 (EXCEPTIONAL TALENT) ENDORSEMENT

A12 Valid from:

A13 Expiry date:

A14 Issue number (where available):

If you are producing a double-sided copy of

Section 2 - Application details

B5. Title: Please select from the following list:

If other, please state.

B7 Last names or family names as stated in your passport or travel document

Nationality at the time

B14. Home address

Postcode (if applicable)

Section 3 - Art Council England Applicants

Significant media recognition

Nature of evidence (tick one)

Significant media recognition

An explanation of your involvement if the nomination or award was as part of a group

The credit you received for the nomination or award

Significant and direct contribution

An explanation of your involvement

If yes, what is the name of your fellowship?

D7. List no more than 5 significant prizes

Major funding awards

D9. What position do you currently hold?

D13. If you have membership/fellowship of a national academy and/or foreign membership of

Section 5 - Tech City UK Applicants

Section 7 Representative's Details and Declaration

E3. Contact name of representative

If you have selected other, please state

E11. Representative's OISC registration number. Then go to question E15

E13. Select the relevant body from the following options.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland

E14. Is the representative approved by the British Council?

Name of representative organisation

Position within organisation

Section 8 - Summary Sheet

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