Search all content

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.

• Choose a visa

  You may need a visa to come to the UK to study, work, visit or join…

• Prepare your application

  You can apply and pay for most visas online. If you have dependants who…

• Prove your identity

  When you apply, you’ll need to prove your identity and provide documents…

• Getting a decision on your application

  You’ll get a letter or an email telling you the Home Office has made a…

Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.

• Overview

  An India Young Professionals Scheme visa allows Indian citizens between 18…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa you must: be…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: a valid passport or other document…

• Apply

  You must be successfully selected in the India Young Professionals Scheme…

Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.

• Overview

  You can apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the UK if you’re a…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: a valid passport or other document…

• Apply from outside the UK

  Before you apply for the Global Talent visa, you need to have either: won…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…

• Extend your visa

  You can usually apply to extend your stay in the UK if either: you applied…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Global Talent visa if…

Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.

Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.

How to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, what's involved in the application process and how long it takes.

• Updated: 14 May 2021

Guidance for applicants already in the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted permission to live in the UK.

• Updated: 29 October 2020

A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.

What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.

• Updated: 2 July 2024

Certification Officer (CO) guidance on eligibility, the application process and application form CO1.

• Updated: 28 February 2024