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Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
You can apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you’re one of the following: a…
You must prove that you: are 17 or over have enough money without help…
Your partner and children can apply to join you in the UK as your…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: a current passport (with a blank…
You must apply online for a UK Ancestry visa before you travel to the UK.…
You can apply to extend your visa and stay in the UK for a further 5…
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’ve spent 5…
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
How to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, what's involved in the application process and how long it takes.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British consulates in Angola.
Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
This form should be completed and handed in at the counter with your documents to be legalised and your online payment receipt.
How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British Embassy in Mongolia.
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British High Commission and Deputy High Commissions in India.
Student visas for courses, degrees and independent schools
If you're going back to university after studying previously or you're repeating a year, this can affect your student finance.
How someone in Austria can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes on UK naming law
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