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List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
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Immigration staff guidance for applications where an individual has registered as a British overseas territories citizen (BOTC) in special circumstances.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications for permission to stay in the UK on the basis of private life.
Check if an occupation code is eligible for the PhD salary discount on the Skilled Worker or Health and Care visa routes - and how much you'll need to be paid.
Form to register a child under 18 as a British overseas territories citizen: form MN2.
Guidance to register a child under 18 as a British citizen.
Form to register as a British citizen through residence in Hong Kong before 1997.
A series of 'how to' videos to help you access and use your eVisa, as well as updating and recovering your UKVI account.
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