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Tech Nation: Stage 1 checklist

For technical and business applicants in digital technology. Build your pack to these rules, not a general list. Checked against the published guidance on 17 October 2026.

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Before you start

You know whether you apply as a technical applicant (you write code or manage developers) or a business applicant.
You have chosen Exceptional Talent or Exceptional Promise.
You have picked the 2 optional criteria you can evidence best.

Documents

CV: typed, up to 3 sides of A4, with your LinkedIn or GitHub usernames.
Up to 10 evidence documents, each up to 3 sides of A4. Your CV and letters do not count towards the 10.
At least 2 documents for the mandatory criterion.
At least 2 documents for each of your 2 optional criteria.
No document is used for more than one criterion.
Authorised English translations for anything not in English.
Personal statement on the Home Office form: why the UK, your plans, where in the UK you plan to live and how the UK digital technology sector benefits.

Letters

3 letters from 3 different established experts in digital technology.
Each author has known your work for at least 12 months.
Each letter is written for this application and gives different examples of your work.
Typed, dated, signed, up to 3 sides of A4, with the author's contact details and CV inside the letter.
Not relying on an immediate colleague, manager or friend as evidence of recognition.

Final checks

No lists of links, over-compressed pages or templates.
No letters, statement or evidence created with AI tools.
Evidence goes to the Home Office as instructed. Nothing is sent to Tech Nation directly.
The Stage 1 fee is £561 (GOV.UK, checked 16 October 2026).
Nothing can be added after you submit, and a review cannot take new evidence.

Official sources

GOV.UK: documents for digital technology endorsement
Tech Nation: Global Talent visa guide
Tech Nation criteria explained

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