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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…
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 …
A Skilled Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an…
You must meet both the following requirements to be eligible for a Skilled…
There are lower salary requirements if either: you got your certificate of…
You might still be able to apply for a Skilled Worker visa if your job is…
There are different salary rules if you work in some healthcare or…
You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…
When you apply for a Skilled Worker visa, you’ll need to have enough money…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…
You must apply online for a Skilled Worker visa. Check which documents…
Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…
The home of Department for Work and Pensions on GOV.UK. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administe…
A mixed method study to understand experiences of Dublin III Regulation among local authorities, children and young people and their families.
A SSAC report on draft Housing Benefit regulations about backdating claims and removing the family premium and the government's response.
This instrument is made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the Withdrawal Act) to ensure there is a functioning domestic statute book at the end of the transition period.
Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.
Evaluation of the Department for Education impact assessment for Impact changes to Regulations and National Minimum Standards for Residential Family Centres…
The amendments remove provision in the FPR and COPR which relates to powers, processes and orders under EU instruments or international agreements which will no longer be applicable or available when those instruments or agr…
Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.
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…
FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This Statutory Instrument (SI) to be made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 will ensure that the UK is ready, after Brexit, to apply the 2007 Hague Convention on the international recovery of maintenance.
This circular confirms the Secretary of State's decision to extend the principles of the Children and Families Act 2014 to police officers in England and Wales, to reflect the relevant statutory provisions available to other workers.
Working Tax Credit - how much money you get, hours you need to work, eligibility, claim, tax credits when you stop work or go on leave
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Spain, including guidance on residency, healthcare and passports.
Submit or respond to online applications for certain civil, family and tribunal cases.
Apply to extend your Entrepreneur visa (Tier 1), bring your family.
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
You must register with the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) in Northern Ireland to operate a residential family centre
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