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How youth offending teams (YOTs) can process claims to cover the cost of family visits to relatives in secure children's homes and Oakhill secure training centre.
Claim back the costs of visiting a child in a secure children's home.
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…
Active Travel England is the government’s executive agency responsible for making walking, wheeling and cycling the preferred choice for everyone to get around in England. ATE is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
Check which attractions are eligible for the temporary reduced rate of VAT from 15 July 2020.
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
Standford Hill is an open prison for men. It is one of 3 prisons that form the Sheppey Cluster in Kent, along with HMP Elmley and HMP Swaleside.
VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands and the official tourism bodies for London, England,...
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
Information for British people on medical support in Thailand including mental health, lists of hospitals and care homes and how the British embassy can help.
You can come to the UK for up to 30 days as part of a tour group through the approved destination status agreement (ADS) if you're a Chinese citizen
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.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Reasons for a support visit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Visiting Team, what to expect and how to check if the visitor is genuine
Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.
The France-UK school trip travel information form allows you to bring a group of children from a school in France to the UK.
How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.
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