# UK founder and talent visas from India

Innovator Founder, Global Talent and High Potential Individual: information and a regulated-adviser referral

Source: https://ukvisadesk.com/visas/founder · Updated 2026-10-08 · Reviewed by UK Visa Desk counselling team, licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024 · UK Visa Desk, a brand of Pro Lifeset Overseas Private Limited, Patiala, India. WhatsApp +91 91155 80911, Mon to Sat, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM IST.

## Innovator Founder visa
The Innovator Founder visa is for people who will set up an innovative, viable and scalable business in the UK with an endorsement from an approved body. It lasts 3 years, can be extended, and can lead to settlement.

Read more: https://ukvisadesk.com/visas/innovator-founder-visa.md

## Global Talent visa
The Global Talent visa is for leaders and potential leaders in academia and research, arts and culture, and digital technology. It needs an endorsement or a qualifying prize, lasts up to 5 years, and allows settlement after 3 or 5 years.

Read more: https://ukvisadesk.com/visas/global-talent-visa.md

## High Potential Individual visa
The High Potential Individual visa gives graduates of top-ranked overseas universities 2 years in the UK, or 3 years for PhD holders, without a job offer. From 8 January 2026 the English requirement is CEFR B2.

Read more: https://ukvisadesk.com/visas/high-potential-individual-visa.md

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We do not handle UK work visas. Applicants already in the UK are referred to a regulated adviser.