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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

• Overview

  A High Potential Individual (HPI) visa gives you permission to stay in the…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you must have…

• Knowledge of English

  You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you’ll need to…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  Before you apply, you must pay for Ecctis to check your qualification is…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa. Check…

• Your partner and children

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

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a High Potential…

Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.

• Updated: 2 February 2022

Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card

• Overview

  The Registered Traveller service can help you get through the UK border…

• Eligibility

  To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and…

• Where you can use Registered Traveller

  You can use the service at the following airports: Birmingham Bristol…

• How to apply

  Before you apply, check you’re eligible. Apply online for Registered…

• Renew or update your membership

  It costs £50 to renew your Registered Traveller membership for another…

• Add children to your membership

  You can apply to add your children to your Registered Traveller membership…

Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs

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.

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.

Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.

This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.

• Updated: 8 August 2024

Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.

How to get scientific advice about your licence application from MHRA, including: submitting a request, your meeting with MHRA, fees.

• Updated: 25 March 2022