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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The UK’s electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme has opened for Qatari nationals, who can now benefit from cheaper and smoother travel.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Charity Worker visa to do unpaid charity work - eligibility, documents, family members
Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
Marriage Visitor visa - prepare supporting documents, apply, book and attend an appointment, what happens at the UK border
Apply for an International Sportsperson visa if you're an elite sportsperson or coach with sponsorship - getting sponsored, eligibility, documents, extend your visa, family members
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
When and how you can ask for your visa decision to be reviewed (known as an 'administrative review') - eligibility, forms and when to appeal instead
Apply for a Graduate Trainee visa if you are on a graduate trainee programme and you want to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, bring your partner and children.
Apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa to set up a branch of an overseas business - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Apply for a Service Supplier visa to provide a service under contract for a UK company - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
How to apply for a visa to come to the UK for temporary seasonal work - eligibility, documents you'll need, and the application process.
Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family
This guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
Get a visa fee waiver if you’re applying for permission to stay in the UK and you cannot afford to pay the application fee. Apply if you're joining a partner or parent, as a refugee or if you have humanitarian...
The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.
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.
Short-term study visa - prepare supporting documents, apply, book and attend an appointment, what happens at the UK border
The Ukraine Family Scheme closed at 3pm on 19 February 2024. You can no longer apply under this scheme.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
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