United Kingdom
Post-Brexit, the UK has rebuilt its skilled migration system. The High Potential Individual visa offers a 2-year unsponsored route for top university graduates; the Skilled Worker visa leads to settlement in 5 years.
Available visas
2 visa pathways for United Kingdom
A 2-year unsponsored UK work visa (3 years for PhD holders) for graduates of top-50 global universities — Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, ETH, Tokyo, SNU, KAIST, and roughly 50 others on the UK's Global Universities List. No job offer required, work for any UK employer or yourself, freelancing permitted, business formation allowed, family inclusion with spouse work rights. The trade-off is the 5-year-from-graduation eligibility window and the fact that HPI time doesn't count toward ILR — most holders pivot to Skilled Worker, Global Talent, or Innovator Founder for the long-term settlement path.
The UK's main work visa for sponsored employees. Up to 5 years, leads directly to Indefinite Leave to Remain (UK permanent residency), with British citizenship eligible 12 months after that.