Applicants for the High Potential Individual (HPI) visa with an international university qualification can check the 2026 global universities list, which covers qualifications awarded from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Key facts
- Who: Applicants for the High Potential Individual (HPI) visa whose qualification comes from an international university
- From: 1 November 2026
- Source: High Potential Individual visa: global universities list
Adds the 2026 list. The lists for 2022 to 2025 remain on the same page.
UK Visas and Immigration has added the 2026 list to its High Potential Individual visa: global universities list page, which was updated on 1 November 2026. The page says an applicant can apply for the HPI route if they have graduated from an eligible international university in the 5 years immediately before their application.
The 2026 list relates to qualifications awarded between 1 November 2026 and 31 October 2027. Each earlier list on the page covers a different award period:
- 2025 list: 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026
- 2024 list: 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025
- 2023 list: 1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024
- 2022 list: 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023
The 2026 list has 82 entries from 15 countries and territories, in alphabetical order. The United States has the most entries.
Compared with the 2025 list, four universities are new entries:
- Aarhus University (Denmark)
- Harbin Institute of Technology (China)
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (South Korea)
- Ohio State University, Columbus (United States)
Two universities on the 2025 list do not appear in 2026: KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Lund University (both Sweden).
Some entries are written differently. For example, "University of Minnesota" replaces "University of Minnesota, Twin Cities". Yonsei University is shown under Japan in the 2026 list, where the 2025 list showed South Korea. We give the entry as the source prints it.
What this means for applicants
The list that applies depends on when the qualification was awarded. A qualification awarded between 1 November 2026 and 31 October 2027 falls under the 2026 list. A qualification awarded between 1 November 2025 and 31 October 2026 falls under the 2025 list, which the page continues to publish.
Applicants need to check that their university appears on the list for the period in which their qualification was awarded.
