Is my evidence strong enough - Tech Nation, June submission, Exceptional promise
I’m applying for Global Talent via Exceptional Promise in June (graduate visa expires Sept). Looking for honest feedback on whether my evidence is strong enough, or if I should focus entirely on finding a Skilled Worker sponsor instead.
- MSc and 5 years exp. in UX Design (Head of Design at a startup for 2yrs) and currently Product CX at SaaS company
- Waiting on 3 letters from Founder/someone from MT at my job/Head of UX community I volunteered at
- Built a not-for-profit digital tech platform that tracks civic accountability(web app that is functional but no traction yet)
- Co-founded ed-tech platform awaiting grants (has users in beta, testing it)
- 30+ episodes co-hosting and producing a podcast in my field (launched 2024, minimal listenership/downloads)
- Spoke at just 1 conference - comes up on Google search
- Featured in a member story @ co-working community
- Personal PWA development (AI vibecoded app)
- 10+ articles on Medium (Machine Learning/UX publications) but never cracked over 100 claps
Before April 2025, my company was preparing to sponsor me (old Skilled Worker threshold). The threshold was raised to £38,700 in April - my role doesn’t meet that and there’s no budget to bridge the gap.. I’m now in a dilemma. Pursue GTV or just keep applying for a job that will sponsor