Move and settle in the UK as a Global Talent, Brussels masterclass

A second base that doesn't depend on your employer. A Friday evening in central Brussels, FOSDEM eve, on five UK talent routes.

This is a three-hour, in-person masterclass in Brussels city centre on Friday 29 January 2027, the evening before FOSDEM, for international professionals, developers and founders who want the option of a life in the UK that does not depend on one employer or one contract. eMigr8 takes you through five UK routes for talent, with the Global Talent visa as the main one, and helps you see which are worth your time. You leave knowing which routes fit your profile, what evidence each one asks for, and what to do next.

Who this Brussels masterclass is for

• EU citizens in Brussels who would need a UK visa to live and work in the UK.
• People working with or around the EU institutions whose contract has an end date and who want a plan for what comes next.
• Developers and tech leads in Brussels for FOSDEM who want to know how their track record could support a UK move.
• Professionals from outside the EU whose Belgian permit is linked to their employer.
• Founders thinking about a UK company or a UK base.

You do not need to have chosen a route. Many people come to find out which questions to ask.

The five UK routes we cover

• UK Global Talent visa. For leaders and emerging leaders in digital technology, research and academia, and arts and culture. No job offer needed.
• UK Innovator Founder visa. For people setting up an innovative, viable and scalable business in the UK, endorsed by an approved body.
• UK Skilled Worker visa (expert tier). Sponsored employment with a licensed UK employer. We focus on senior and specialist roles.
• UK Self-sponsorship. An arrangement where your own UK company becomes a licensed sponsor and employs you. We cover how it works and where it falls short.
• eMigr8 Settle in the UK strategy. Not a visa. An eMigr8 strategy that assesses your profile against three routes that lead to settlement (Global Talent, Innovator Founder and Skilled Worker) and plans a primary route and a fallback, so the same evidence supports more than one.

What happens on the evening

• 18:00: arrival, networking and introductions.
• 18:30: the five routes side by side, what each asks of you, and how people combine them over time.
• 19:30: real cases (anonymised) from professionals and founders who have used these routes.
• 20:15: open questions, including your own situation.
• 21:00: close. The coach stays for short one-to-one questions.

Who runs the masterclass

eMigr8 is a global talent mobility platform. It helps professionals and founders choose and plan their visa routes with coaching, AI tools and a community of people on the same path. An eMigr8 coach leads the evening and the case discussions.

Event details

• Date: Friday 29 January 2027
• Time: 18:00 to 21:00 CET
• Where: Brussels city centre. The full venue address is sent to registered attendees.
• Format: in person, in English
• Part of the eMigr8 Europe Roadshow 2027, with Amsterdam on 27 January and Berlin on 2 February