Can I settle via the Tier 1 Exceptional Talentisa route?

Yes, you can as long as you complied to the visa rules you are under.

Settlement period will depend whether your initial visa was under Leave to Enter or Leave to Remain.

Leave to Enter Guideline

Your entry visa was under Tier 1 Exceptional which was approved on the 15 July 2018 and you landed in the UK on the 31 July 2018. You submitted an ‘In-time Tier 1 Exceptional visa which was approved. Based on the above dates, you can apply for settlement status no earlier than 3 July 2021.

Leave to Remain Guideline

Your applied in the UK on the 15 July 2018 to switch into Tier 1 Exceptional visa which the Home Office approved the visa on the 12 September 2018. You then submitted an ‘In-time Tier 1 Exceptional visa which was approved. Based on the above dates, you can apply for settlement status no earlier than 15 August 2021.

Note: If your visa was approved under exceptional promise endorsement in either arts and culture or digital technology, then you need to add 2 years to the above date period to be able apply for UK settlement status.

What about my dependants?

They can also apply to settle in the UK. See section below for further guidance.

Can my family apply under this visa route?

All 'direct' family members can apply to enter the UK or apply to remain in the UK under this visa route as your dependants.

Who are 'Direct' family members?

• Married or Civil Partnership
• Fiancé, Fiancée or Proposed Civil Partnership
• Unmarried partner
• Children aged 0-17 (entry visa only)
• Children aged 18 and over (if in the UK already and entered the UK under aged 18).

Family members sometimes apply with their primary partner but often they apply at a later date.

Sometimes the primary partner obtains settlement once been in the UK 5 years and then bring their family members to the UK. Regardless when your family members apply as your dependant, if you obtained Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa and then family applied, they must apply under Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa PBS Dependants.