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Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to do the following business…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: study at an accredited…
If you’re a scientist, researcher or academic you can: take part in formal…
You can visit the UK for certain paid engagements or events (a ‘permitted…
You can visit the UK for up to 6 months to: have private medical treatment…
You may visit the UK if you’re under 18 and: you’ve made suitable…
If you need a Standard Visitor visa, you must apply online before you…
You may be able to extend your stay if you have permission to be in the UK…
Additional documentation for candidates applying for jobs on the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO) Overseas Recruitment Board.…
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) positions, advertised to…
Additional guidance on requirements for Town Deals Boards during the delivery phase of the Towns Fund.…
A form for stakeholders to make applications to vary Parole Board directions, request a deferral, request for additional witnesses, and ask for other information.…
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional work.
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Apply for a Health and Care Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 Health and Care visa) if you're a medical professional who's been offered a job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care - eligibility, fees, documents, extend or switch, bring your family, taking on additional work…
Find out about additional roles for Forestry Commission board members - Executive Board - in the Register of Interests.
Find out about additional roles for Forestry Commission board members (senior staff) in the Register of Interests.
The Skilled Worker route is for employers to recruit people to work in the UK, including in UK waters, in a specific job. A Skilled Worker must have a job offer in an eligible skilled occupation from a Home Office-approved s…
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has today announced the appointment of Michelle Heath to its Board as an additional non-executive director for a 3-year term from 1 October.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
…She is a trustee of Cancer Research UK and the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and sits on the Board of FNZ (UK) Ltd. She is also the Chair of Additive Flow Ltd, a private equity-backed technology business.…
FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
Find out how much money you need to get a Student or Child Student visa, and how to prove you have the money.
This MGN replaces MGN 494 and provides additional guidance on the conduct of risk assessment when passengers, and in particular children, are carried on board.…
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