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Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Bulgaria and how to get one if you do.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in France and how to get one if you do.
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Visit the UK for medical treatment - check if you’re eligible and if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, what to do when you travel to the UK.
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Croatia and how to get one if you do.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Australia including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs
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...
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in the Czech Republic and how to get one if you do.
The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.
FCDO travel advice for Ghana. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Apply for an International Sportsperson visa if you're an elite sportsperson or coach with sponsorship - getting sponsored, eligibility, documents, extend your visa, family members
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Estonia and how to get one if you do.
FCDO travel advice for Tanzania. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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