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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.
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
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...
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
FCDO travel advice for Cambodia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information on eVisas and why you need one.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
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
Find out how much money you need to get a Student or Child Student visa, and how to prove you have the money.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
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.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Thailand.
FCDO travel advice for Taiwan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in France and how to get one if you do.
How to transfer your visa from an old passport to a new passport or biometric residence permit, or replace your visa.
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
This guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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