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Guidance to apply for a certificate of entitlement proving you have the right to live and work in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance explaining how to calculate the 5 year continuous lawful period in the UK requirement for an applicant.
Information for EU citizens and their families applying to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing the good character requirement in nationality applications.
Guidance for landlords and tenants on how right to rent checks should be carried out and which documents are acceptable.
Guidance for sponsors on applying for a licence.
Find out how to make a subject access request to see information held about you. You can also make a request for someone else.
What dual citizens with British or Irish citizenship (or right of abode) need to do to travel to the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people to enter or remain in the UK as students.
Check if your job or occupation code is on the list of eligible healthcare and education jobs.
This guidance advises a landlord, letting agent or homeowner how to conduct a right to rent check when letting privately rented accommodation.
Check the national pay scales for healthcare jobs by area of the UK and pay band.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications under the Skilled Worker route.
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.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications for naturalisation as a British citizen.
How to apply for a Student sponsor licence and how to sponsor a student.
Immigration staff guidance on applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a fee waiver.
Guidance on the priority change of circumstances service for Worker or Temporary Worker sponsors.
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