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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
This code of practice sets out the prescribed checks that employers should conduct to avoid a civil penalty in the event of illegal working.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
This publication provides guidance for businesses considering making offers of employment to people coming to the UK from Ukraine.
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Guidance on how digital identity providers can become certified to complete digital identity checks for the 'Right to Work', 'Right to Rent' and DBS schemes.
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
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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