Work visas

  • Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa

    Apply for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa if you want to set up or run a business in the UK and have more than £50,000 investment funds available

  • Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa

    Tier 1 visa application for exceptionally talented experts who are endorsed by a competent organisation (designated competent body) as world leaders or potential world leaders in their arts or sciences field

  • Tier 1 (General) visa

    Apply for a Tier 1 (General) visa if you have leave to remain as a Tier 1 (General) visa holder or Highly Skilled Migrant Programme participant - fees, eligibility, knowledge of English, documents, how to apply

  • Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa

    Apply for a Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa if you're a graduate who's been officially endorsed for a business idea and you're from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, documents you'll need, how to apply and extend

  • Tier 1 (Investor) visa

    Apply for a Tier 1 (Investor) visa if you want to invest £1,000,000 or more in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, bring your family

  • Tier 2 Priority Service

    Get a decision within 10 days if you apply to extend or switch to a tier 2 visa using the priority application service

  • Tier 2 (General) visa

    You can apply for a Tier 2 (General) visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job in the UK) - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, bring your family, taking a second job, how long it takes and how much it costs

  • Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa

    Apply for Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa for the UK if you’re long-term staff, short-term staff, a graduate trainee or taking part in a skills transfer - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch

  • Tier 2 (Minister of religion) visa

    Apply for a Tier 2 (Minister of religion) visa if you've been offered a job within a faith community in the UK - fees, eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family

  • Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa

    Apply for a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa if you're an elite sportsperson or coach with sponsorship and you're from outside the EEA and Switzerland - getting sponsored, eligibility, documents, how to apply or extend your visa, family members

  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Charity Worker) visa

    Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Charity Worker) visa to come to the UK to do unpaid charity work - eligibility, documents, apply, how long it takes

  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting) visa

    Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting) visa if you're a sports person or creative worker, you're from outside the EEA and Switzerland and you want to come to the UK to work - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, bring your family, how long it takes and how much it costs

  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange) visa

    Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange) visa if you're from outside the EEA and Switzerland and you want to come to the UK for a short time for work experience or to do training, research or a fellowship - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, bring your family, how long it takes and how much it costs

  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - International Agreement) visa

    Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - International Agreement) visa if you're contracted to work under international law - including working in diplomatic households - eligibility, documents, apply, extend or switch your visa, how long it takes and how much it costs

  • Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Religious Worker) visa

    Apply for a Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Religious Worker) visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, apply, how long it takes

  • Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) visa

    Apply for a Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, sponsors, how to apply

  • Domestic Workers in a Private Household visa

    Apply for a Domestic Workers in a Private Household visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year and are from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, how to apply and extend

  • Representative of an Overseas Business visa

    Apply to come to the UK as a representative of an overseas business, news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, how to apply and extend

  • Turkish Businessperson visa

    Apply for a Turkish Businessperson visa if you're a Turkish national and you want to start a new business in the UK or come to the UK to help run an established business - eligibility, fees, how to apply and extend

  • Turkish Worker visa

    Apply for a Turkish Worker visa if you're a Turkish national and have legally worked in the UK for at least 1 year as a holder of a work permit, a student allowed to work or the spouse of a British or settled person - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply

  • UK Ancestry visa

    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 and how long it takes

  • Working in the UK as a Croatian national

    Find out whether you need permission to work in the UK if you're from Croatia - apply for blue, purple or yellow registration certificates