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A checklist of things to consider before you can offer support to someone from Ukraine.
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
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.
This guidance contains sources of support available to sponsors.
How to have sponsorship arrangements set up to end amicably, and what to do if a guest refuses to leave.
This guidance explains the documents you should provide to support your application to visit the UK.
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.
Immigration Rules for Visitors
Information about what to do if your guest will temporarily be absent from the UK.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
What to do if you're visiting the UK for a holiday or to see family or friends: check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, and what to do before you visit.
Sets out the council’s responsibilities for when guests are asked to leave their accommodation due to unreasonable behaviour.
If your guests are not ready to leave sponsorship and move into their own alternative accommodation, but you can no longer accommodate them, they may want to find a new host.
A detailed guide for British travelers planning to visit Florida.
Information about what to do if you need to end your hosting arrangements for any reason.
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
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