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Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
Visas and immigration operational guidance for staff.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
How to transfer your visa from an old passport to a new passport or biometric residence permit, or replace your visa.
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.
When and how to appeal against a visa, asylum or immigration decision - appeals to the immigration and asylum tribunal, administrative review, fees, forms, further submissions
Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Keep your UK Visas and Immigration account details up to date - your mobile phone number, email address, name, identity document and UK address
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
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.
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
Apply for a Child Student visa to study in the UK if you're under 18 - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, how long it takes and how much it costs
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