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Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.

• Choosing schools

  If you live in England contact your local council to find: state-funded…

• Admission criteria

  All schools have admission criteria to decide which children get places.…

• School starting age

  Most children start reception full-time in September after their fourth…

• How to apply

  Follow your local council’s application process to: apply for a primary…

• School waiting lists

  If your child does not have a place, contact your local council for…

• Appealing a school's decision

  You’ll be sent a letter with the decision about your child’s school. If…

• Complain about the appeals process

  You can complain about the way the appeal was carried out, but you can not…

Follow our steps to get your first payment if you're applying late for student finance.

• Updated: 3 October 2023

Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.

• Choose a visa

  You may need a visa to come to the UK to study, work, visit or join…

• Prepare your application

  You can apply and pay for most visas online. If you have dependants who…

• Prove your identity

  When you apply, you’ll need to prove your identity and provide documents…

• Getting a decision on your application

  You’ll get a letter or an email telling you the Home Office has made a…

Submission dates and how the submissions using the EC decision reliance procedure work.

• Updated: 12 September 2023

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.

Certification Officer (CO) guidance on eligibility, the application process and application form CO1.

• Updated: 28 February 2024

Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.

• Updated: 10 April 2024

Information and guidance on applying for the Armed Forces Bereavement Scholarship Scheme.

• Updated: 12 April 2024

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 High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

Funding for research and technology development to maintain and grow UK’s competitive positions in civil aerospace.

• Updated: 19 April 2024

Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.

Loan application form for learners applying for an Advanced Learner Loan and starting a course on or after 1 August 2021.

Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.

• Updated: 15 March 2019

Guidance and advice for candidates using the Civil Service Jobs website.

• Updated: 18 February 2020

Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members

Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.

Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.

Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible