Who is the Done-with-you package for?
It is for applicants who have already done real work on their application and want an expert to finish it to standard, not start it over. You are a good fit if you have a personal statement in some form, have gathered at least a first tranche of evidence, and have an idea of who might write your recommendation letters. What you want is judgement: which evidence actually counts, whether your statement makes your individual impact legible, and whether your referees are senior enough and from the right kind of company.
If you have nothing on paper yet, or you would rather hand the entire build to us, the End-to-End Writing package (£4,500) is the better fit — it includes everything from scratch and, unlike Done-with-you, one free reattempt support if the outcome goes against you. If you have already been refused, start instead with Rejection Case Replanning.
What is included in the £2,500 package?
Everything below is included in the single £2,500 fee. There are no per-round charges — review is unlimited — and nothing here touches your government fees, which you pay directly to the Home Office.
For orientation: Tech Nation requires the mandatory criterion plus at least two of the four optional criteria, evidenced through a maximum of 10 documents of up to three sides of A4 each, with your CV and 3 recommendation letters sitting outside that count. Since 4 August 2025 there is no separate Tech Nation form — you complete a single GOV.UK Stage 1 endorsement form. The Done-with-you package works within exactly these rules; nothing we prepare relies on withdrawn forms or outdated guidance.
Not certain Done-with-you is the right tier?
A £200 Fit Assessment scores your application component-by-component and tells you which package fits — and it is credited in full to whichever you choose.
How does the personal statement rewrite work?
Your statement is rewritten in full, not proofread. The single most common reason strong candidates are not endorsed is that their achievements are stated at team level, so the assessor cannot see what the applicant personally did. We rewrite the statement so that individual impact is unambiguous — what you decided, built, led or shipped — and so that each claim points cleanly at the evidence and criteria that back it up.
Part of the rewrite is a route recommendation. Exceptional Talent leads to settlement after three years and Exceptional Promise after five, and the two are assessed differently. Getting the route right at the statement stage matters because the whole narrative is built to suit it. You bring the raw material and your own voice; we make it land against the criteria.
What does evidence curation and mapping involve?
Evidence curation is the difference between a folder of documents and an application. We take what you have gathered, judge each item against the criteria, and map your strongest ten documents onto the mandatory criterion and at least two of the four optional criteria. Where an item is weak — recognition that exists only inside your own employer, an article published just before applying, speaking your employer paid for and organised, mentoring that was internal only — we say so plainly and, where possible, show you how to strengthen or replace it.
We also watch the boundaries that quietly sink applications: the five-year recency window, the three-sides-of-A4 limit per document, and the ten-document cap. The goal is a tightly evidenced case where every document earns its place, rather than a large pile that dilutes your best material. If you want to see how this works in detail first, our guide to the 10-document evidence pack walks through it.
How much help do I get with letters and referees?
Recommendation letters are where many otherwise strong applications fail, so the Done-with-you package treats them as a first-order task, not an afterthought. Tech Nation requires 3 letters. This package includes up to 5 letters drafted, which gives you headroom: you can prepare more than the minimum and submit your strongest three, or absorb a referee who withdraws late without derailing your timeline.
We guide you on referee selection first — referees need to be senior enough and, ideally, drawn from product-led digital technology companies, because letters from referees who are too junior or from the wrong kind of organisation are a recurring non-endorsement reason. We then draft letters that are specific to your work and distinct from your personal statement; letters that merely echo the statement are routinely marked down. You own the relationships and secure each referee's sign-off; we handle the drafting and the strategy. Our recommendation letters guide and the letter rules explain the standard in full.
Because review is unlimited, every letter, the statement and the evidence set can go through as many rounds as they need. There is no incentive to stop at "good enough" — you keep refining until the application is ready to submit, and we support you through submission and the visa stage that follows.
What does "support for one endorsement review" mean?
If your endorsement is refused, the package includes support for one endorsement review. There is no statutory appeal against an endorsement refusal; the remedy is a free, non-statutory endorsement review, which must be requested within 28 days of receiving the decision, with the outcome emailed within 28 days. It is important to understand what a review is and is not: it challenges process errors only — including evidence that was not properly assessed — and no new evidence may be added. Requesting a review does not extend your permission to stay, which matters if you are switching inside the UK and your current leave is close to expiry.
Because a review cannot introduce new evidence, the real protection is getting the application right the first time — which is precisely what the rewrite, curation and unlimited review rounds are for. If a review is unsuccessful and you decide to reapply, that is a fresh application with the endorsement fee paid again; at that point Rejection Case Replanning is the sensible next step.
Should I choose Done-with-you or End-to-End?
The honest test is how much you have already built and how much you want to own. If you have real drafts and want expert finishing, Done-with-you at £2,500 is right. If you want the whole application built from scratch, End-to-End at £4,500 is right — and it carries the stronger guarantee.
| Done-with-you | End-to-End Writing | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,500 | £4,500 |
| Best for | You already have drafts | Built entirely from scratch |
| Personal statement | Full rewrite | Written from scratch |
| Recommendation letters | Up to 5 drafted | Up to 7 drafted |
| CV & LinkedIn | Guidance | Full rewrite included |
| Review rounds | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Submission & visa stage | Supported | Supported |
| If refused | Support for one endorsement review | One free reattempt support |
Full details and the wider ladder — the £200 Fit Assessment, £700 Rejection Case Replanning and £7,500 Concierge tier — are on our services and pricing page. Government fees (endorsement £561, visa £205, plus the Immigration Health Surcharge, usually £1,035 per year) are paid to the Home Office and never marked up. Verify current amounts on GOV.UK.
Frequently asked questions
The Done-with-you package (£2,500) is for applicants who already have drafts — a personal statement, some evidence gathered, an idea of who might write their letters — and who want an expert to sharpen every part rather than build it from scratch. If you have nothing on paper yet, the End-to-End Writing package (£4,500) is the better fit.
A full personal statement rewrite, evidence curation and mapping against the criteria, referee and letter guidance, up to 5 recommendation letters drafted, unlimited review rounds, submission and visa-stage support, and support for one endorsement review included.
If your endorsement is refused, the Done-with-you package includes support for one endorsement review — the free, non-statutory review that must be requested within 28 days of the decision. A review challenges process errors only and no new evidence may be added, so it is not a re-write; it is help preparing the review request itself. This is support for one endorsement review, not a refund or a re-work guarantee. All service fees are non-refundable.
Tech Nation requires 3 recommendation letters. The Done-with-you package includes up to 5 letters drafted, giving you room to prepare more than three so you can choose the strongest three, or cover a referee who withdraws.
Yes. The £200 Fit Assessment is credited in full to any package, including Done-with-you, within 14 days. Many applicants start with the assessment to get a scored, component-by-component diagnosis before committing to a full package.
Related reading: services & pricing, personal statement guide, recommendation letters, evidence (10 documents), refused? your 28-day window and the pain points hub.
Last updated: 6 July 2026. Facts verified against GOV.UK on 6 July 2026.