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Check heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) operator applications and decisions
How to contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for help with your application or immigration account, from inside and outside the UK.…
How to apply, how long it takes, how much it costs, track your application, unexpired visas, replacing a damaged passport.
Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.
Get Assisted Digital support with your online Home Office application
Get a visa fee waiver if you’re applying for permission to stay in the UK and you cannot afford to pay the application fee. Apply if you're joining a partner or parent, as a refugee or if you have humanitarian protection.
Cancel (withdraw) a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application and get a refund on your application fees, immigration health surcharge and priority service fee.
Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need
Get a fee waiver if you’re under 18 and cannot afford your citizenship application fee. You can apply if you’re eligible for British citizenship.
Apply for your first provisional driving licence from DVLA online to drive a car, motorbike or moped.
How to apply for free childcare if you're working.
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.
Submit or respond to online applications for certain civil, family and tribunal cases.
Providing your biometric information and supporting documents for visa and immigration applications within the UK; UKVCAS service point locations; cost of appointments.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
See details of applications for marine licences and the decisions made.…
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
Find out how to prove your right to work in the UK to an employer. Get an online share code to prove your right to work if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs…
Use this official service for booking a Life in the UK Test as part of your application for citizenship or settlement
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