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This collection brings together guidance about visiting the UK used by UK Visas and Immigration.
This collection contains immigration staff guidance about visitors.
VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands and the official tourism bodies for London, England,...
UK Visas and Immigration is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people...
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
Visit for tourism, business or a short stay (up to 6 months), airport transit visas
Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.
FCDO travel advice for Chile. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Portugal and how to get one if you do.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available from British consulates in Brazil.
Home Office response to the ICIBI inspection of visit visa operations.
Make a request for a social visit to someone in a prison in England and Wales
The approach taken by DCMS when preparing and publishing statistics, including for tourism.
Find out the scale rate expenses for accommodation and subsistence paid to employees who travel outside of the UK.
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
Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.
Isis is a men’s prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Thamesmead, South East London. It is named Isis after the ancient name for the River Thames.
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