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UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
If you’re travelling to England you must either quarantine in the place…
Check what you’ll need to do before you leave for the UK. You cannot…
You must wear a face covering at the airport, port or station you’re…
You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…
Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…
If you’re travelling to England you must: take 2 coronavirus (COVID-19)…
You may be able to end self-isolation early through the ‘Test to ‘Release’…
Get proof of your immigration status if you have been told you can view your immigration status online, for example if you have settled or pre-settled status.
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.
If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you and your family can apply to…
Except in a few cases, you need to apply if: you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss…
The rights and status of EU, EEA and Swiss citizens living in the UK by 31…
If you’re an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen and you started living in the UK by…
Each child must have their own application. You can apply for your child…
You can apply using any device, for example, a laptop, Android device or…
You can apply to join your EU, EEA or Swiss family member if they started…
You can apply if you have a family member who is an eligible person of…
The process of applying to the EU Settlement Scheme is different if you…
You and your family members can get settled status with less than 5 years’…
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
How to contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for help with your application or immigration account, from inside and outside the UK.
Give permission to an employer to check your right to work details: the types of job you're allowed to do, when your right to work expires.
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…
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 …
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.
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
Use this official service for booking a Life in the UK Test as part of your application for citizenship or settlement
Apply for a Standard Visitor visa to visit the UK for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), private medical treatment and other activities.
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
How to provide evidence that you’ve been living in the UK by 31 December 2020, if we can’t confirm this through an automated check of UK tax and some benefits records.
This is advice for visa customers and applicants in the UK, visa customers outside of the UK and British nationals overseas who need to apply for a passport affected by travel restrictions associated with coronavirus.
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
Check a job applicant's right to work details to see if they're eligible to work in the UK.
Biometric residence permits (BRP) - what they are, personal data, how to report problems.
Get a family permit if you want to join your family or partner in the UK and they're from the European Economic Area (EEA) - eligibility, cost
How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
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