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Apply to extend your Turkish Businessperson visa if you're a Turkish national and you are already running a business in the UK or helping run an established business - eligibility, fees, how to extend, your partner and children
Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner
Form to apply for further leave to remain in the UK as a member of HM Forces or their dependant.
Form to go with VAF4A (family visa) application for a child or an adult dependant relative.
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
The Adult Dependent Relative route is for a person aged 18 or over who is sponsored by a relative in the UK (who must be a British Citizen, settled in the UK, have protection status or be a specified EEA...
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Full equality impact assessment template for other dependent relatives of refugees and those granted humanitarian protection in the UK.
How to vary an application for permission to stay in the UK if you now want to apply for a different purpose. For example, to change from student to skilled worker.
Form to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK in various immigration categories and for a biometric residence permit.
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
Rollout of new transformative legal migration measures begins, with new restrictions set to relieve the burden on British taxpayers and public services
From 1 January 2024, tough government action means most international students can now no longer bring family members to the UK.
Reforms to restrict care workers from bringing family members are now in force, while care providers are required to register if they are sponsoring migrants.
Instructions on what to do on the death of a member currently in receipt or non-receipt of an armed forces pension.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
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