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UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
If you’re a resident or visitor travelling to the UK from any country, you…
Your passport or identity card will be checked when you arrive at a UK…
Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re from an EEA…
Your passport or identity card will be checked. You must: have your…
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…
Jobs that qualify for exemptions from self-isolation or passenger locator form requirements.
Some people don’t have to fill in a passenger locator form or self-isolate…
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.
It is taking longer than usual to process applications because of…
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 will…
When you apply, you’ll need proof of: your identity your residence in the…
Each child must have their own application. You can apply for your child…
You may be able to apply if: you’re a family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss…
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’…
Get proof of your settled or pre-settled status online.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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.
How to contact UK visas and immigration (UKVI) from inside and outside the UK.
The home of UK Visas and Immigration on GOV.UK.
Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK.
Apply for a Standard Visitor visa if you want to visit the UK for business, leisure, to get private medical treatment or donate an organ.
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’.
Apply for a General student visa (Tier 4) 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
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.
Use this official service for booking a Life in the UK Test as part of your application for citizenship or settlement
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 here if we can’t confirm this through an automated check of UK tax and some benefits records.
Apply for a General work visa (Tier 2) if you’ve been offered a skilled job in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, extend or switch, bring your family, taking a second job
Check if you qualify to settle in the UK based on your current visa or relationship to people in the UK - settlement is also called 'indefinite leave to remain'.
Biometric residence permits (BRP) - what they are, personal data, how to report problems.
Apply for British citizenship if you have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
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