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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.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to study, work, visit or join…
You can apply and pay for most visas online. If you have dependants who…
When you apply, you’ll need to prove your identity and provide documents…
You’ll get a letter or an email telling you the Home Office has made a…
The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
A collection of all the application forms for people who can't apply online and want to come to the UK, extend their stay or settle.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
Information on eVisas and why you need one.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.
The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
What happens at a Service and Support Centre appointment, how long they take and where to find centres.
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Full-time students from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland studying in the UK can apply for a reimbursement of the immigration health surcharge (IHS).
Controlled work forms for extension requests on hourly rates and graduated fee cases in immigration/asylum and non-immigration matters.
Apply to visit, work, study, settle or seek asylum in the UK
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
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