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This video explains how to apply for a student visa.
If you are in Hong Kong, our guides explain which visa is right for you and how to apply.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you are a representative of an overseas business or a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Thailand for your UK visa application.
Immigration Rules archive for 8 April 2026 to 28 April 2026.
This guidance explains full details of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
A list of employing or hosting institutions approved by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for Global Talent.
Instructions to local authorities about funding for the support and care of former and unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC).
Immigration staff guidance on withdrawing asylum claims.
Immigration staff guidance on making a decision about reconsidering an application.
Find the annual going rate for jobs that are eligible for certain Global Business Mobility visas.
Immigration staff guidance on the common travel area (CTA).
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Sri Lanka for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on how to apply the failure to travel to asylum accommodation policy.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider granting humanitarian protection.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for settlement by those on the family and private life routes.
Use this information to understand how to apply for a biometric residence permit or learn whether prospective staff can work in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on discretionary leave.
Immigration staff guide for how UK Visas and Immigration considers applications to enter or remain in the UK on the Global Business Mobility routes.
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