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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.
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You can apply and pay for most visas online. If you have dependants who…
When you apply, you’ll need to prove your identity and provide documents…
You’ll get a letter or an email telling you the Home Office has made a…
Apply to visit, work, study, settle or seek asylum in the UK
Apply for asylum to stay in the UK as a refugee - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, screening, asylum interview, help you can get, children
You must apply for asylum if you want to stay in the UK as a refugee. To…
To stay in the UK as a refugee you must be unable to live safely in any…
You’ll need documents for yourself and your dependants (partner and…
You register your asylum claim at a ‘screening’. This is a meeting with an…
After your screening, the Home Office will review your case and decide…
Your asylum interview will usually take place soon after your screening.…
Your application will be decided as soon as possible. It may take longer…
You can get help from asylum helplines run by charities. They can help…
This information is for children applying on their own. If you have an…
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
Learn to drive a car in the UK - get a provisional licence, take driving lessons, prepare for your theory test, book your practical test
Ways to settle in the UK, indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and routes to British citizenship
Becoming a citizen, Life in the UK test and getting a passport
How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents, income, change an application.
Eligibility, fees, applying, renewing and updating
Cambios inmediatos para todas las personas salvadoreñas: necesitarán una visa antes de viajar al Reino Unido.
The British Embassy Quito is organising a British university fair in Quito and Guayaquil in November.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Participa y gana un viaje a Londres.
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