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Find out how to make a subject access request to see information held about you. You can also make a request for someone else.
Check which jobs are on the temporary shortage list in the UK.
Information on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas.
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.
List of documents that businesses and other organisations must provide with an application for a Worker or Temporary Worker sponsor licence.
These full terms and conditions explain the applicant’s obligations and what they can expect when booking and taking the Life in the UK Test.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in India for your UK visa application.
Information about work you may be able to do as an asylum applicant while your case is considered.
Terms and conditions for using a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.
Guide for nationality application forms if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.
Information for EU citizens and their families applying to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Prove to others you still have pre-settled status, if you later got another type of permission to enter or stay in the UK.
Check what you need to do to travel to the UK if your carrier (for example, your airline) cannot verify your immigration status and to avoid future travel delays.
This video explains how to take a photo for a visa application or permission.
How to vary an application for permission to stay in the UK if you now want to apply for a different purpose. For example, to change from student to skilled worker.
This guidance advises a landlord, letting agent or homeowner how to conduct a right to rent check when letting privately rented accommodation.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsor duties and compliance.
Immigration staff guidance explaining how to calculate the 5 year continuous lawful period in the UK requirement for an applicant.
Information for people travelling to the UK from Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man, and information for people passing through the UK on the way to Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.
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