Using the Same Initiative but Different Roles for Mandatory and OC2 Evidence

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Hello everyone,

I’m applying for the Global Talent Visa under the Digital Technology route. I have a question concerning evidence related to the same industry initiative (a large technology-led mentorship program).

In 2020, I was accepted as a mentor in this initiative, and I used that experience as evidence for Optional Criterion 2 (Mentorship).

In 2021, I was later appointed as a Judge, and in 2022, I was invited to be a Community Supervisor for the same initiative. I’ve used these roles as evidence in one of my Mandatory documents (Senior Contributor to a large technology-led industry initiative).

My concern is:
Would Tech Nation view this as using the same evidence twice, since both documents reference the same initiative, even though my roles and impact are different each year?

I introduced the initiative and explained what they do in both documents, so I’m unsure if it may look repetitive.

What do you think, and how can I avoid this issue?

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@aso

The honest truth is that no one knows exactly how Tech Nation views or assesses evidence, so the safest approach is always to follow the guidance as closely as possible. What they do emphasize is that each piece of evidence should be clearly distinct and should demonstrate a different contribution or impact and what have we.

I think you can absolutely reference the same initiative more than once, but the key is to make sure each document stands on its own, focuses on a different thing, and highlights a clearly separate achievement. If your mentorship, judging, and supervisory roles were meaningfully different, just keep the overlap minimal and focus the piece on how they meet the requirement of each criterion.

All the best.

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Thank you for the response @Raphael. This is very helpful