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You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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.
Check a job applicant's right to work details to see if they're eligible to work in the UK.
How to contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for help with your application or immigration account, from inside and outside the UK.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
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 Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking …
The home of UK Visas and Immigration on GOV.UK. 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 se…
Keep your UK Visas and Immigration account details up to date - your mobile phone number, email address, name, identity document and UK address
The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.
Prove and share details of your right to rent in England if you have a biometric residence card or permit, settled or pre-settled status, or you applied for a visa and used the ‘UK Immigration: ID Check’ app to scan your ide…
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
Biometric residence permits (BRP) - what they are, personal data, how to report problems.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country
Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
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