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Find out how to prove your right to rent in England to a landlord. Get an online share code to prove your right to rent if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
Information on using your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account to prove your rights in the UK and keep your details up to date.
Use this official service for booking a Life in the UK Test as part of your application for citizenship or settlement
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
There are different ways to apply for indefinite leave to remain (settle in the UK) - check if you're eligible
Apply for a Health and Care Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 Health and Care visa) if you're a medical professional who's been offered a job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care - eligibility, fees, …
Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.
Apply for British citizenship if you have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
The European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) - which countries are in the EU and EEA, the single market and free movement of goods, capital, services and people
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Report a change of address, personal details or circumstances if you have a visa or biometric residence permit (BRP), or if you've applied for one
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
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