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Information and guidance on handling visa applicant's medical issues.
Appeal against a visa, settlement or asylum decision, immigration status problems
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...
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.
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on handling medical issues of visa applicants.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
How to contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for help with your application or immigration account, from inside and outside the UK.
What happens if you're a sponsored employee and your sponsor loses their licence, has a suspended licence
Biometric residence permits (BRP) - what they are, personal data, how to report problems.
When and how you can ask for the decision on your visa or immigration application to be reviewed if you're in the UK
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
Find out how to complain about UK Visas and Immigration and how we deal with complaints.
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Information on using your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account to prove your rights in the UK and keep your details up to date.
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Spain, including guidance on residency, healthcare and passports.
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
Complain to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) about applications, appointments and decisions or follow up an existing complaint
This series brings together documents relating to Home Office research and evaluation on migration.
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