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Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
Immigration Rules for Visitors
FCDO travel advice for United Arab Emirates. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Portugal and how to get one if you do.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
FCDO travel advice for Ghana. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in the Netherlands and how to get one if you do.
FCDO travel advice for Canada. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
FCDO travel advice for Côte d'Ivoire. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
You can come to the UK for up to 30 days as part of a tour group through the approved destination status agreement (ADS) if you're a Chinese citizen
Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
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