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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
The changes will ensure that citizens can continue to prove their rights easily, and bring greater clarity for those required to check immigration status.
How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.
Get Assisted Digital support with your online Home Office application
Eligible SOC 2020 occupation codes and going rates for Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Who can apply, how to apply and contact details for criminal record checks overseas.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Skilled Worker, T2 or tier 2 visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
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
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're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Guidance on support available to Ukrainian nationals and their family members.
These documents explain what successful applicants for naturalisation as a British citizen should expect following their decision.
Current expected processing times for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
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