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Top university visas: HPI, TTPS and J-Find lists compared (2026)

200 universities are on at least one of three official lists: 82 on the UK's High Potential Individual (HPI) list 2026, for qualifications awarded from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027; 200 on Hong Kong's Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS) list published December 2025 (four universities removed with effect from 1 January 2026); and 93 on Japan's J-Find list as of October 2026. 82 are on all three (GOV.UK, Hong Kong Immigration Department and Immigration Services Agency of Japan, read on 5 November 2026).

Three official listsRead on 5 November 2026

Universities on at least one list: 200

82UK HPI list 2026
200Hong Kong TTPS list
93Japan J-Find list
82on all three

Source: High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2026 (updated 4 November 2026); Aggregate List of Eligible Universities; A list of Universities eligible for J-Find (As of October 2026); read on 5 November 2026.

Not immigration or legal advice. These are the official lists and rules on the date we read them. Being on a list does not mean a visa will be granted: each authority checks your degree, the dates and its other requirements, and can change the rules. Check the official page before you apply or pay.

The three visas compared

Each cell is taken from the official page; quotes are the exact words. The J-Find page is in Japanese: the English is from the agency's English outline or our translation.

HPI, TTPS and J-Find compared
UK High Potential Individual (HPI)Hong Kong Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS)Japan J-Find
CountryUnited KingdomHong KongJapan
Official list82 universities (list 2026, for qualifications awarded from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027); one list per year since 2021200 universities and institutions (aggregate list published December 2025 (four universities removed with effect from 1 January 2026))93 universities (list as of October 2026)
How the list is made“The list of eligible universities is based on rankings of universities from around the world.”Compiled by the Labour and Welfare Bureau from “the top 100 universities/institutions in four designated world university rankings”, plus hotel, art and design and Mainland rankingsUniversities in the top 100 of at least two of three world rankings (QS, THE, Shanghai): “３つの世界大学ランキング（※１）中、２つ以上で１００位以内にランクインしている大学”
When you graduated“To apply, you must have been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years.” Use the list for the date your qualification was awarded.Category C: degree in the past five years (“Graduation in the past five years is counted by “year of graduation”.”). Category B: no limit on the year of the degree, but at least three years of work experience in the past fiveWithin 5 years of the degree: “を授与された日から５年以内の方”
Degree levelSame level as a UK bachelor’s degree, postgraduate degree, PhD or doctorate; checked by EcctisBachelor’s degree or above: “must be equivalent to the recognised Hong Kong standard of bachelor’s degrees”Graduated from a listed university, or a degree after a graduate course there
Length of stay2 years (3 with a PhD or other doctoral qualification): “An HPI visa lasts for 2 years. If you have a PhD or other doctoral qualification, it will last for 3 years.”24 months for Categories B and C, 36 months for Category A: “Successful TTPS applicant will normally be granted an initial stay of 36 months (Category A) / 24 months (Categories B and C) on time limitation only without other conditions of stay.”May be granted a stay of up to 2 years: “Maximum period of stay is 2 years”
Job offer neededNo: “You do not need to have a job offer to apply.”No: the applicants “are not required to have secured an offer of employment in the HKSAR upon application”No: the status is for job hunting or start-up preparation
Yearly limit“There is a yearly limit on applications for this visa. The application year runs between 1 November and 31 October.”Only Category C (less than 3 years of work experience): “subject to an annual quota which is to be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis (Category C)”None mentioned on the J-Find page
Money and fees£880 application fee, healthcare surcharge (£1,035 a year, £2,070 for 2 years), £252 Ecctis check, and at least £1,270 in savings unless exemptHK$600 application fee and HK$1,300 visa issuance fee (stay of more than 180 days), per applicant, from 26 February 2025Savings of at least ¥200,000 at the time of application: “申請人の預貯金の額が日本円に換算して２０万円以上あること”. The J-Find page does not list a fee
Usual processing time3 weeks from outside the UK: “3 weeks, if you’re outside the UK”Four weeks: “It normally takes four weeks to process visa/entry permit applications under the TTPS”Not stated on the J-Find page
Other limits“UK universities are not eligible.” “You can only apply for an HPI visa once.” “You cannot extend your HPI visa.”“The TTPS does not apply to nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of).”“令和８年10月時点のランキングに基づき作成されているため、申請の際は、必ず最新の３つの世界大学ランキングも合わせて御確認ください。” (the list is based on the October 2026 rankings: check the three latest rankings too)

Source: High Potential Individual (HPI) visa; Top Talent Pass Scheme; New Fee Structure for Visa Applications under Specified Schemes; 優秀な海外大学等を卒業した者が起業活動・就職活動を行う場合（J-Find）; Outline J-Find (English); read on 5 November 2026.

Every university on the HPI list 2026 (82) is also on the J-Find list; the other 11 J-Find universities are all in the United Kingdom, which the HPI leaves out: Imperial College London, King's College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London (UCL), University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Manchester, University of Oxford.

Is your university on the lists?

Universities on the HPI, TTPS and J-Find lists
Aarhus UniversityDenmarkYes–YesYes
Adelaide UniversityAustraliaNo–Yes (new)No
Australian National University (ANU)AustraliaYes2021–2025YesYes
Beihang UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Beijing Institute of TechnologyChinaNo–YesNo
Beijing Normal UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Boston UniversityUnited StatesYes2021, 2023 and 2025YesYes
Brown UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Central South UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Cesar Ritz Colleges SwitzerlandSwitzerlandNo–YesNo
Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermanyNo–YesNo
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)Hong KongYes2021–2025YesYes
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)Hong KongYes2022–2025YesYes
Columbia UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Cornell UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Dartmouth CollegeUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Delft University of TechnologyNetherlandsYes2021–2025YesYes
Duke UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Durham UniversityUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
EHL Hospitality Business SchoolSwitzerlandNo–YesNo
Emory UniversityUnited StatesNo–YesNo
EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)SwitzerlandYes2021–2025YesYes
Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlandsNo2022 and 2023YesNo
ETH ZurichSwitzerlandYes2021–2025YesYes
Freie Universität BerlinGermanyNo–YesNo
Fudan UniversityChinaYes2021–2025YesYes
Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited StatesNo2021–2023YesNo
Ghent UniversityBelgiumNo2021YesNo
Glion Institute of Higher EducationSwitzerlandNo–YesNo
Harbin Institute of TechnologyChinaYes–YesYes
Harvard UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Hebrew University of JerusalemIsraelNo–YesNo
Heidelberg UniversityGermanyYes2021–2025YesYes
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong KongYes2021–2025YesYes
Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong KongYes2021–2025YesYes
Hotelschool The HagueNetherlandsNo–YesNo
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChinaNo–YesNo
Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinGermanyNo–YesNo
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Imperial College LondonUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
Institut Polytechnique de ParisFranceYes2021–2025YesYes
Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)South KoreaYes2021–2024YesYes
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)GermanyNo–Yes (new)No
Karolinska InstituteSwedenYes2021–2025YesYes
King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi ArabiaNo–YesNo
King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi ArabiaNo–YesNo
King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsSaudi ArabiaNo–Yes (new)No
King's College LondonUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
King Saud UniversitySaudi ArabiaNo–YesNo
Korea UniversitySouth KoreaNo–YesNo
KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySwedenNo2023–2025YesNo
KU LeuvenBelgiumYes2021–2025YesYes
Kyoto UniversityJapanYes2021–2025YesYes
Leiden UniversityNetherlandsNo2021YesNo
Les Roches Global Hospitality Management EducationSwitzerlandNo–YesNo
LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)GermanyYes2021–2025YesYes
Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussiaNo–YesNo
London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
Lund UniversitySwedenNo2024 and 2025YesNo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
McGill UniversityCanadaYes2021–2025YesYes
McMaster UniversityCanadaNo2021 and 2022YesNo
Michigan State UniversityUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Monash UniversityAustraliaYes2021–2025YesYes
Nagoya UniversityJapanNo–YesNo
Nanjing UniversityChinaYes2023–2025YesYes
Nankai UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeSingaporeYes2021–2025YesYes
National Taiwan University (NTU)TaiwanNo–YesNo
National University of Singapore (NUS)SingaporeYes2021–2025YesYes
New York University (NYU)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Northwestern UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Ohio State UniversityUnited StatesYes–YesYes
Osaka UniversityJapanNo–YesNo
Parsons School of Design, the New SchoolUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Peking UniversityChinaYes2021–2025YesYes
Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited StatesNo2024YesNo
Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)South KoreaNo–YesNo
Politecnico di MilanoItalyNo–Yes (new)No
Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChileNo–YesNo
Princeton UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
PSL University (Université PSL)FranceYes2021–2025YesYes
Purdue University - West LafayetteUnited StatesYes2023–2025YesYes
Queen Mary University of LondonUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
Renmin University of ChinaChinaNo–YesNo
Rhode Island School of DesignUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Rice UniversityUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Rockefeller UniversityUnited StatesNo–YesNo
Royal College of ArtUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
RWTH Aachen UniversityGermanyNo2024YesNo
Seoul National UniversitySouth KoreaYes2021–2025YesYes
Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChinaYes2021–2025YesYes
Sichuan UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Sorbonne UniversityFranceYes2021–2025YesYes
Southeast UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Stanford UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Stockholm UniversitySwedenNo–YesNo
Sun Yat-sen UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)South KoreaNo–YesNo
Swiss Hotel Management SchoolSwitzerlandNo–YesNo
Technical University of DenmarkDenmarkNo–YesNo
Technical University of MunichGermanyYes2021–2025YesYes
Technion-Israel Institute of TechnologyIsraelNo–YesNo
Tianjin UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Tohoku UniversityJapanNo–YesNo
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)JapanNo–YesNo
Tongji UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Trinity College Dublin, The University of DublinIrelandNo–YesNo
Tsinghua UniversityChinaYes2021–2025YesYes
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)ArgentinaNo–YesNo
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)MexicoNo–YesNo
Université Paris Cité (formerly Université de Paris)FranceNo–YesNo
Université Paris-SaclayFranceYes2021–2025YesYes
Universiti Malaya (UM)MalaysiaNo–YesNo
University College London (UCL)United KingdomNo–YesYes
University of AdelaideAustraliaNo–YesNo
University of AlbertaCanadaNo–YesNo
University of AmsterdamNetherlandsYes2021–2025YesYes
University of ArizonaUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of AucklandNew ZealandNo–YesNo
University of BarcelonaSpainNo–YesNo
University of BaselSwitzerlandNo–YesNo
University of BernSwitzerlandNo–YesNo
University of BirminghamUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
University of BonnGermanyYes2022–2025YesYes
University of BristolUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
University of British ColumbiaCanadaYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, DavisUnited StatesNo2021YesNo
University of California, IrvineUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)United StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, San FranciscoUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of California, Santa CruzUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of CambridgeUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
University of ChicagoUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinaNo–YesNo
University of Colorado--BoulderUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of CopenhagenDenmarkYes2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025YesYes
University of EdinburghUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
University of FloridaUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of GenevaSwitzerlandNo–YesNo
University of GlasgowUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
University of GroningenNetherlandsYes2021–2025YesYes
University of HelsinkiFinlandNo–YesNo
University of Hong KongHong KongYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of LeedsUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
University of ManchesterUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
University of Maryland, College ParkUnited StatesNo2021YesNo
University of MassachusettsUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of MelbourneAustraliaYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Michigan-Ann ArborUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of MinnesotaUnited StatesYes2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025YesYes
University of MontrealCanadaNo–YesNo
University of New South Wales (UNSW)AustraliaYes2021–2025YesYes
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of NottinghamUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
University of OsloNorwayNo–YesNo
University of OxfordUnited KingdomNo–YesYes
University of PennsylvaniaUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of PittsburghUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of QueenslandAustraliaYes2021–2025YesYes
University of São PauloBrazilNo–YesNo
University of Science and Technology of ChinaChinaYes2021–2025YesYes
University of SheffieldUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
University of SouthamptonUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
University of Southern CaliforniaUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of St AndrewsUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
University of SydneyAustraliaYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Technology SydneyAustraliaNo–YesNo
University of Texas at AustinUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasUnited StatesNo–YesNo
University of the Arts LondonUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
University of TokyoJapanYes2021–2025YesYes
University of TorontoCanadaYes2021–2025YesYes
University of TübingenGermanyNo–YesNo
University of ViennaAustriaNo–Yes (new)No
University of WarwickUnited KingdomNo–YesNo
University of WashingtonUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of Western AustraliaAustraliaNo2021 and 2022YesNo
University of Wisconsin-MadisonUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
University of ZurichSwitzerlandYes2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025YesYes
Uppsala UniversitySwedenYes2025YesYes
Utrecht UniversityNetherlandsNo2021 and 2022YesNo
Vanderbilt UniversityUnited StatesYes2022–2025YesYes
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlandsNo–YesNo
Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlandsNo–YesNo
Washington University in St LouisUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsraelNo–YesNo
Wuhan UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChinaNo–YesNo
Yale UniversityUnited StatesYes2021–2025YesYes
Yonsei UniversitySouth KoreaYes2022, 2023 and 2025YesYes
Zhejiang UniversityChinaYes2021–2025YesYes

HPI 2026 = the list for qualifications awarded from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027; the earlier column shows the years of the older HPI lists. TTPS = Hong Kong list published December 2025 (four universities removed with effect from 1 January 2026) ("new" = marked as newly added). J-Find = Japan list as of October 2026. Tap a column heading to sort.

Source: High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2026 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2025 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2024 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2023 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2022 (updated 4 November 2026); High Potential Individual visa: global universities list 2021 (updated 4 November 2026); Aggregate List of Eligible Universities; A list of Universities eligible for J-Find (As of October 2026); read on 5 November 2026.

UK lists and guide: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Hong Kong and Japan: university names reproduced as facts from the official lists, with links.

The lists

HPI list 2026: 82 universitiesHPI list 2025: 80 universitiesHPI list 2024: 79 universitiesHPI list 2023: 80 universitiesHPI list 2022: 79 universitiesHPI list 2021: 80 universitiesTTPS list: 200 universitiesJ-Find list: 93 universities

By country of the university

Number of universities on at least one list. India and Nigeria have none.

United States (55) · China (23) · United Kingdom (21) · Switzerland (11) · Australia (10) · Germany (10) · Netherlands (9) · Canada (6) · Japan (6) · South Korea (6) · France (5) · Hong Kong (5) · Sweden (5) · Saudi Arabia (4) · Denmark (3) · Israel (3) · Belgium (2) · Singapore (2) · Argentina (1) · Austria (1) · Brazil (1) · Chile (1) · Finland (1) · Ireland (1) · Italy (1) · Malaysia (1) · Mexico (1) · New Zealand (1) · Norway (1) · Russia (1) · Spain (1) · Taiwan (1) · India (0) · Nigeria (0)

Questions people ask

What is the HPI visa university list?

The list of universities outside the UK whose graduates can apply for the UK's High Potential Individual visa. GOV.UK publishes one list a year, each for qualifications awarded from 1 November to 31 October; the newest, the 2026 list, has 82 universities and covers qualifications awarded from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.

Who is eligible for the HPI visa?

Someone awarded a qualification at bachelor's level or above by a university on the list for that year, in the last 5 years, who meets the English and savings requirements. UK universities are not on the list, and you cannot apply if you have already had a Graduate visa. You can only apply once.

How much does the HPI visa cost?

£880 application fee, plus the healthcare surcharge (usually £1,035 a year: £2,070 for a 2-year visa), £252 for the Ecctis check of your qualification, and at least £1,270 in savings unless you are exempt (GOV.UK, read on 5 November 2026).

How many universities are on Hong Kong's Top Talent Pass Scheme list?

200 universities and institutions on the aggregate list published December 2025 (four universities removed with effect from 1 January 2026), including 5 newly added.

How much does the TTPS visa cost?

HK$600 application fee (not refundable) and, if approved, HK$1,300 visa issuance fee for a stay of more than 180 days, for the main applicant and for each dependant (fees from 26 February 2025, Immigration Department).

What are the J-Find visa requirements?

Three, according to the Immigration Services Agency: a degree from a university in the top 100 of at least two of three world rankings (QS, THE, Shanghai), awarded within the last 5 years, and savings of at least ¥200,000 when you apply. You may be granted a stay of up to 2 years, for job hunting or preparing a start-up.

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