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Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Review of the Immigration Rules for adult dependent relatives.
Find out who can be a patient’s 'nearest relative', what their role is, and what happens at the tribunal.
Materials to advise those planning to travel abroad to visit friends and relatives.
Claim back the costs of visiting a child in a secure children's home.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
Guidance on requests for further limited leave from relatives of those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
Describes how the General Register Office can help you research your family tree and family history.
The Adult Dependent Relative route is for a person aged 18 or over who is sponsored by a relative in the UK (who must be a British Citizen, settled in the UK, have protection status or be a specified EEA...
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Immigration staff guidance on children staying or joining a non-parent relative.
Information for parents and carers.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
What to do if you're visiting the UK for a holiday or to see family or friends: check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, and what to do before you visit.
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