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  • Domestic Workers in a Private Household visa
  • Get an exempt vignette
  • Pay for UK healthcare as part of your immigration application
  • Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa
  • Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa
  • Tier 1 (General) visa
  • Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa
  • Tier 1 (Investor) visa
  • Tier 2 (General) visa
  • Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa
  • Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa
  • Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa
  • Tier 2 Priority Service
  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Charity Worker) visa
  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting) visa
  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange) visa
  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - International Agreement) visa
  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Religious Worker) visa
  • Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) visa
  • Turkish Businessperson visa
  • Turkish Worker visa
  • UK Ancestry visa
  • UK visa sponsorship for employers
  • UK visa sponsorship management system
  • View a job applicant's right to work details
  • Working in the UK as a Croatian national

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Visas and immigration

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  • Asylum

    Claiming asylum as a refugee, the asylum process and support

  • EU, EEA and Commonwealth

    EEA family permits, UK residence cards, UK Ancestry visas

  • Family visas

    Visiting the UK for 6 months or more, including visas for partners (eg spouse) and family members

  • Immigration appeals and legal advice

    Appeal against a visa, settlement or asylum decision, legal advice

  • Manage your application

    Visa processing times, biometric information, premium services, report a change

  • Settle in the UK

    Get indefinite leave to remain (ILR)

  • Sponsor workers or students

    Licences and certificates of sponsorship for employers and universities and colleges

  • Stateless

    Stay in the UK if you're stateless

  • Student visas

    Short-term study and Tier 4 visas for students

  • Tourist and short stay visas

    Visiting the UK for up to 6 months

  • Transit visas

    In transit through the UK: airside, landside or the common travel area

  • Travelling to the UK

    Entering the UK, going through customs and moving your belongings

  • Work visas

    Paid and voluntary work visas (eg Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 5)

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