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UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Information on using the app when applying to work, study or live in the UK.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Find out which jobs are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.
How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Information for student and worker sponsors, including full policy guidance, using the sponsorship management system and how to get help.
How to apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you are living in the UK.
How to apply for a visa to come to the UK for temporary seasonal work - eligibility, documents you'll need, and the application process.
How to provide evidence of your UK residence if we can’t confirm this through an automated check of UK tax and some benefits records.
A list for employers to check if their staff have the right to work in the UK.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
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