The UK government released its updated global universities list for the High Potential Individual visa, covering qualifications awarded between November 2025 and October 2026 The list covered 80 universities across more than 15 countries, including the United States, China, Australia, and several European nations It is noteworthy that Nigerian graduates who studied at any of the listed institutions may qualify to apply for the UK HPI visa .
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The United Kingdom government has published an updated list of 80 global universities whose graduates are eligible to apply for the High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, covering qualifications awarded between November 1, 2025 and October 31, 2026. The HPI visa allows graduates of top-ranked global universities to live and work in the UK without a job offer.
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The suitability requirements are the same for almost all immigration visa applications. However, the eligibility requirements are always unique. They will always be different, depending on what type of application you are making.
The UK High Potential Individual Visa is a points-based type of application.
You’ll need to score 70 points to meet the eligibility requirements. You’ll get these points for:
| Requirement | Points available |
| Global Universities List degree requirement | 50 |
| English Language requirement at level B1 | 10 |
| Financial requirement | 10 |
Global Universities List Degree Requirement (50 points)
There are three elements to this part of the requirement:
- The date
- Qualifications
- The Global Universities List
The Date and Qualifications
To meet this requirement, you’ll need to prove that in the last 5 years immediately before the date of the application, you were awarded an equivalent of a UK bachelor’s, a UK postgraduate degree or a UK PhD or doctorate.
UK HPI visa: Full list of eligible universities
1. Australian National University (ANU), Australia.
2. Boston University, United States.
3. Brown University, United States.
4. California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States.
5. Carnegie Mellon University, United States.
6. City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), Hong Kong.
7. Columbia University, United States.
8. Cornell University, United States.
9. Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
10. Duke University, United States.
11. EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
12. ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
13. Fudan University, China.
14. Harvard University, United States.
15. Heidelberg University, Germany.
16. Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France.
17. Johns Hopkins University, United States.
18. Karolinska Institute, Sweden.
19. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
20. KU Leuven, Belgium.
21. Kyoto University, Japan.
22. Lund University, Sweden.
23. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States.
24. McGill University, Canada.
25. Monash University, Australia
See the full list here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list/high-potential-individual-visa-global-universities-list-2025
