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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...
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Greece, including guidance on residency, passports, healthcare and driving.
Apply by post to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.
Guidance for applicants outside the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted a visa to live in the UK.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in the Czech Republic, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Spain, including guidance on residency, healthcare and passports.
Check what you need to do before you travel to the UK and what to do after you arrive.
Official information British people moving to and living in Kuwait need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Japan, including what documents you need.
Apply for British citizenship if you're married to, or in a civil partnership with, a British citizen - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.
What to do if you are planning to adopt a child in China.
Advice for British people living in Singapore, including information on health, education, benefits, residence requirements and more.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Slovenia, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
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