This category allows a limited number of people who are considered to be leaders or emerging leaders in a small number of fields to enter the UK. Before applying for this visa applicants must first ask the UK Home Office to endorse them in one of the following fields:

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• Science 

• Humanities 

• Engineering 

• Medicine 

• Digital technology 

• The Arts

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Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa applicants must prove several documents with their application, these include:

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• Current passport and/or other travel documents 

• A separate passport photograph 

• A letter of endorsement from the UK Home Office 

• Clear tuberculosis (TB) test result letter, if the applicant is from one of the countries on the Home Office's TB testing list.

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