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UK Visas and Immigration now manages applications for people who want to visit, work, study or settle in the UK. Previously, this was part of UKBA (UK Border Agency) which closed in 2013.

• Updated: 15 April 2021

New premium visa service to free-up appointments for genuine applicants

• Updated: 8 April 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Home Office’s first same day visa service launches in Delhi and Mumbai making it easier for Indian business travellers to visit the UK.

• Updated: 14 May 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A couple from south east London have admitted running a factory that made fake passports and identity documents.

• Updated: 25 May 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

A gang of 18 behind a sham marriage scam stretching from Yorkshire to Pakistan have been jailed for a total of nearly 28 years.

• Updated: 18 January 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Three men who tried to smuggle cocaine into the country using light aircraft have been convicted after investigation by UK Border Agency.

• Updated: 14 April 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The Harare Visa Application Centre will be closed during the election period

• Updated: 29 July 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This document contains the following information: UK Border Agency annual report and accounts 2012 to 2013.

• Updated: 4 July 2013

Immigration documents relating to Albert Einstein’s escape from Nazi Germany have today gone on show at the UK Border Agency National Museum.

• Updated: 10 May 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government