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Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
What to do when you arrive in the UK if you have a visa, don't have a visa or have a biometric residence permit.
Guidance for applicants already in the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted permission to live in the UK.
Apply for a refugee integration loan if you're over 18 and you're either a refugee, you've been given humanitarian protection or you're the dependant of a refugee or someone who's been given humanita…
Child Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
How to get a national insurance number if you are working or are claiming benefits.
Find out what ID and documents you'll need to bring to your Jobcentre Plus interview
The following assistance is available to education institutions that hold a Student or Child Student route licence.
Who can apply to the scheme, how the application process works, and the checks that authorities must complete.
Guidance on obtaining evidence of your qualification for employment, study, or professional registration.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in the Netherlands, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Information to help councils advise guests on opening a bank account.
How to make travel arrangements to meet your host.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in the Netherlands and how to get one if you do.
Sixth form, further education (like college), higher education (like university), apprenticeships and skills based training available.
Use this information to understand how to apply for a biometric residence permit or learn whether prospective staff can work in the UK.
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
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
This page explains the support you can get if you do not have permission to live permanently in the UK.
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