UK Visas and Immigration

Part of Home Office
  1. Check if you need a UK visa
  2. Apply for a UK visa
  3. Visa processing times
  4. Visas and immigration
  5. Live permanently in the UK
  6. EU, EEA and Commonwealth
  7. Sponsorship management system
  8. Immigration law and operational guidance

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Funding awarded to support vulnerable EU citizens apply for settled status

57 organisations throughout the UK have been awarded funding from £9 million available, supporting an estimated 200,000 vulnerable or hard to reach EU citizens.

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News story

Home Secretary launches Windrush Compensation Scheme

The Home Secretary today opened a scheme to compensate members of the Windrush generation who were unable to prove their right to live in the UK.

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News story

Over 50,000 applications to the EU Settlement Scheme on opening weekend

Over 50,000 applications to the EU Settlement Scheme were received on the opening weekend of the scheme going live, the Home Office has today confirmed.

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Home Office launches nationwide campaign for EU Settlement Scheme

The Home Office has launched a new nationwide marketing campaign to encourage EU citizens to apply early for the EU Settlement Scheme.

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Dedicated support centres for complex cases

The Home Office has today (27 March) opened 7 dedicated Service and Support Centres across the UK to help those with complex cases.

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Assisted Digital service: UK Visas and Immigration

UK Visas and Immigration offers Assisted Digital support for customers who have difficulty using online services.

Latest from UK Visas and Immigration

  1. Biometric residence documents: information for financial providers
    • Guidance
  2. Review into the requirement for DNA evidence to be provided in immigration cases
    • Corporate report
  3. Register of licensed sponsors: workers
    • Guidance

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What UK Visas and Immigration does

UK Visas and Immigration is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people who come here legally.

UKVI is part of the Home Office.

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Services

  1. Residence documents for foreign nationals in the UK
    • Answer
  2. Apply for a permanent residence document if you’re from the EU, EEA or Switzerland
    • Answer
See all services

Guidance and regulation

  1. Biometric residence documents: information for financial providers
    • Guidance
  2. Register of licensed sponsors: workers
    • Guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Funding awarded to support vulnerable EU citizens apply for settled status
    • News story
  2. Windrush Compensation Scheme
    • Oral statement
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Review of Tier 1 (General) settlement refusals
    • Research
  2. Independent Family Returns Panel: 2014 to 2016
    • Research
See all research and statistics

Policy and engagement

  1. Example case studies: EU Settlement Scheme
    • Case study
  2. Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 2099, 1 April 2019
    • Policy paper
See all policy and engagement

Transparency

  1. Review into the requirement for DNA evidence to be provided in immigration cases
    • Corporate report
  2. Visa fees transparency data
    • Transparency
See all transparency releases

Our ministers

Caroline Nokes MP

The Rt Hon

Caroline Nokes MP

Our management

Mark Thomson
Mark Thomson
Director General, UK Visas and Immigration

Contact UKVI

Contact UK Visas and Immigration from outside or inside the UK

Contact Form: Contact UK Visas and Immigration from outside or inside the UK

Make a subject access request

Contact Form: Make a subject access request

Find out how to see the personal information that UK Visas and Immigration holds about you.

Report an immigration crime

Contact Form: Report an immigration crime

Immigration Enforcement hotline

0300 123 7000

In an emergency, dial 999 and ask for the police.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

Direct communications unit
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Email

foirequests@homeoffice.gov.uk

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