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Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
UK Visas and Immigration is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people...
Check if you need a UK visa, how to apply, sign in, manage your application, biometric residence permits (BRPs), share codes
Apply to visit, work, study, settle or seek asylum in the UK
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.
This guidance explains the documents you should provide to support your application to visit the UK.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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
Guidance if you are in the USA and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
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
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