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How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
Advice for people returning to the UK after working in an Ebola or Marburg virus affected area.
Make arrangements to return home voluntarily if you're in the UK illegally or have claimed asylum by assisted return, voluntary return, AVR, VRS
Immigration staff guidance on processing returning resident applications.
Analysis of those returning to work after a break of a year or more to care for others.
Information for employers who want to support returners or offer a returners programme. It includes guidance, evaluation of government-funded programmes, and research on recruitment.
Find out how to return goods requiring import and export declarations after importing them to another country, or if they're rejected for import at another country’s border.
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
Asylum support policy bulletins for UK Visas and Immigration staff.
Information about the help you can get to return home if you are a migrant with no legal status to remain in the UK or an asylum seeker.
This route is for a ‘Returning Resident’, which means a person who previously had indefinite permission to enter or stay (settlement) in the UK which has now lapsed and who now wants to return to and settle in the UK....
Guidance for people looking to return to work after a career break.
When and how to submit or change your Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) return.
Showcases how the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) has helped people voluntarily return back to their home country and the support received.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
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