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peteretep

Current visa requires evidence of:

* Publications

* Keynote speaker at global conference

* Won or nominated for a recognized Tech award

* Major Open Source project(s) maintained

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Not quite. If any of the above exist, it can help with your application but none of the items you list are required.

It still sounds very complicated. Doesn't the UK need talented people? Or are they getting enough from mainland Europe?

It's a painstaking and time consuming process. There's a huge talent pool within the UK and mainland Europe however given the tech/start-up commonalities between the UK & US, it would make an enormous difference if the process of hiring from the US was simplified.

Just as long as it a quid pro quo the other way for green cards UK - USA.

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