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Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to do the following business…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: study at an accredited…
If you’re a scientist, researcher or academic you can: take part in formal…
You can visit the UK for certain paid engagements or events (a ‘permitted…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: have private medical treatment…
You may visit the UK if you’re under 18 and: you’ve made suitable…
If you need a Standard Visitor visa, you must apply online before you…
You may be able to extend your stay if you have permission to be in the UK…
Local authority regulators must use this SG note to assess applications and write permits for manufacturing composite wood based board.
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
You can apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you’re 16 or over…
You must have an unconditional offer of a place on a course with a…
You must have enough money to pay for your course and support yourself in…
You must prove your knowledge of the English language when you apply. You…
When you apply for your Student visa you must provide: a current passport…
You must apply online for a Student visa. Check which documents you’ll…
Your partner and children (‘dependants’) may be able to apply to come to…
You may be able to extend your Student visa to stay longer and continue…
You may be able to switch to a Student visa if you already have permission…
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
The home of Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on GOV.UK. We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also supp…
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
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 …
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
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.
The Skilled Worker route is for employers to recruit people to work in the UK, including in UK waters, in a specific job. A Skilled Worker must have a job offer in an eligible skilled occupation from a Home Office-approved s…
What to do if you have an electronic tag (including curfew tags, location tags and alcohol tags) and how to contact the Electronic Monitoring Service (EMS).
The Skills and Productivity Board is an expert committee providing independent, evidence-based advice to ministers at the Department for Education on matters relating to skills and their contribution to productivity.…
Who can get parole for determinate and indeterminate sentences, represent yourself at a hearing and challenge a Parole Board decision
…Meredydd has spent over 30 years working in the FE sector, serving as a board member for the Association of Colleges, Landex (Federation of Land-based Colleges) and The National Land-based College.…
FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The home of Parole Board on GOV.UK. The Parole Board is an independent body that carries out risk assessments on prisoners to determine whether they can be safely released into the community.
…Previously she was the Board Secretary of the Civil Service Board based in the Cabinet Office. Julie joined the Civil Service in 2001 and has worked on a variety of policies including regulation, economic development and schools policy for both the Scottish and UK Governments.
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