High Potential Individual visa：印度 → 英国
Indian citizens living in the United States need a UK High Potential Individual visa — apply online on gov.uk and give biometrics at a UK visa application centre in the United States.
Lets recent graduates of an eligible top global university come to the UK to work, look for work or be self-employed, without needing a job offer or sponsor.
- 有效期
- An HPI visa lasts for 2 years. If you have a PhD or other doctoral qualification, it will last for 3 years.
- 入境次数
- You can travel abroad and return to the UK during your visa; it cannot be extended.
- 单次最长停留
- 2 years (3 years with a PhD or other doctoral qualification).
何时开始办理
建议在出行前 21 天 至 2 个月 开始办理。
To apply, you must have been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years.
Before you apply you must have your qualification verified, receiving a unique person identifier number or certificate from Ecctis.
You'll usually need to prove you can read, write, speak and understand English to at least level B2 when you apply.
Complete the application on gov.uk. It costs the £880 application fee plus the healthcare surcharge, and you'll usually need at least £1,270 in savings.
As part of your application, you'll need to prove your identity and provide your documents — using the ID Check app or at a visa application centre.
From outside the UK you'll usually get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks.
需要准备的材料
- Valid passport or travel document — A valid passport or other travel document that shows your identity and nationality. ✓ 已核实
- Ecctis unique person identifier or certificate — Your unique person identifier number or certificate that was given to you by Ecctis when they checked your qualification. ✓ 已核实
- Proof of knowledge of English — Proof of your knowledge of English. ✓ 已核实
- Proof of personal savings — Proof you have enough personal savings to support yourself in the UK (you'll usually need at least £1,270 available). ✓ 已核实
- Tuberculosis (TB) test results — Your tuberculosis test results if you're from a listed country (this includes India). ✓ 已核实
在哪里申请
在美国的申请方式
按辖区申请Because you live in the USA, you apply at a UK Visa Application Centre in the US — not in your home country. There are UK visa application centres in 30+ US cities (including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and Seattle). Use the official VFS US centre directory (linked below) to find and book the one nearest you.
预约名额——请尽早预约 · 用户反馈整理，核实于 2026-06-13
- 名额分批放出，没有固定的公开时间——通常在当地清晨、周一上午以及每月 1 号前后。
- 热门领事馆（如法国、意大利、西班牙的大城市）一批名额可能在几分钟内被抢光——请提前注册并登录后再查看。
- 全天都可能因取消而释放名额，因此即使显示“无可预约”也请每天查看。
- 因此请尽早申请——最早可在出行前六个月。拖到出行前 1–2 个月往往已无名额。
温馨提示
- You'll usually need to have at least £1,270 available to support yourself in the UK.
- You cannot extend this visa or apply to settle permanently in the UK on it — switch to another visa to stay longer.