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Visas: Skilled Workers

Asked by Dr Scott ArthurLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 55784

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of which academic fields have benefitted most from the Global Talent visa scheme.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Following its introduction in February 2020, the Home Office commissioned Ipsos to undertake research into the impact of the Global Talent visa. Wave 1 of the research was published in May 2022 and wave 2 was published in March 2024.

The Global Talent Visa Evaluation is published at:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-talent-visa-evaluation/global-talent-visa-evaluation-exploring-experiences-of-the-global-talent-visa-process-wave-1-report.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-talent-visa-evaluation-wave-2-report/global-talent-visa-evaluation-wave-2-report.

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