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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.
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
You’ll usually need a sponsor licence to employ someone to work for you…
To get a licence as an employer, you cannot have: unspent criminal…
You can sponsor a worker if the job they’re going to do: complies with the…
The licence you need depends on whether the workers you want to fill your…
You need to appoint people within your business to manage the sponsorship…
You need to apply online for your licence. Once you’ve finished the online…
You’ll get an A-rated licence if your application is approved. A-rating -…
Before you assign a certificate of sponsorship to your worker, you may…
You must assign a certificate of sponsorship to each foreign worker you…
You might have to pay an additional charge when you assign a certificate…
You must: check that your foreign workers have the necessary skills,…
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British consulates in Angola.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
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
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
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
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
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British Embassy in Mongolia.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy Baku.
Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family
How someone in Poland can get documents prepared, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
How to access the essential information you need when living in Taiwan as a British national.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
Apply for a certificate to confirm that you only need to pay UK National Insurance contributions if you're a self-employed individual working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
How to get an ENG1 or ML5 medical certificate.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British High Commission in Singapore.
Documents and certificates available at British Embassy in Tashkent.
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