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UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
If you’re travelling to England, what you need to do depends on where you…
Everyone travelling to the UK must: book at least one coronavirus…
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…
You may be able to end quarantine 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 as the family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen if they…
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’…
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.
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.
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.
Check a job applicant's right to work details to see if they're eligible to work in the UK.
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…
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 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
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.
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 …
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.
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
Current expected processing times for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.
How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
Keep your UK Visas and Immigration account details up to date - your mobile phone number, email address, name, identity document and UK address
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
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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