Yes this is true that Graduates from IIT will have the opportunity to work in the UK without much worrying about VISA hassles.
The UK is planning to allow IITian for AI related jobs in the UK. As it feels the need for these high skilled individual. Why this decision taken by United Kingdom?
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If we look at the figure of creating AI specialist in UK in 2022, 46,000 students completed AI-related degree which highest in Europe. Germany was second with 32,000 AI graduates. But when adjusted for population size, the UK is behind countries like Finland. The UK still faces a shortage of AI professionals.
Presently only top 40 universities in the UK are allowed for the HPI visa. This includes universities like the University of Melbourne and Fudan University in China. However, no Indian universities are currently on this list. The list is dominated by universities from the United States.
The present status of the two leading institutions such IITs and Carnegie Mellon University of US are not qualified for UK high Potential Individual Visa which is also known as HPI visa. Now UK is planning to add new pathways or improving existing law to allow these graduate to come to the UK.
The United Kingdom has realized that it must act quickly to remain competitive in the global AI race. The government intends to reform its immigration system to attract graduates from the world’s best AI universities
Important of HPI Visa
The High Potential Individual visa allows skilled graduates to live and work without a job offer, provided they have received a qualification from an eligible university within the last five years.
HPI visa lets skilled graduates live and work in the UK without needing a job offer. To apply, you must have been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years. It lasts for two years or three years for PhD holders. However, under the current rules, they cannot be extended. Instead, visa holders need to switch to other visas, like the Skilled Worker visa, to stay longer.
The AI Opportunities Action Plan, written by tech entrepreneur Matt Clifford, and released on January 13, 2025, suggests improving UK immigration policies to bring in top AI graduates without many restrictions for foreign skilled workers.
The big AI companies such Google,Deep Minda,Wayve.Despite its history of Major technology breakthrough such as Alan turning’s algorithm and Tim Berner-Lee World Wide Web. UK is fearing of falling behind US and China in AI advancement.
To stay competitive, the report suggests setting up a new AI organization called UK Sovereign AI, which would work with private companies to strengthen the UK’s position in frontier AI development.
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