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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1 July 2006 to a British father and your parents were not married.
The Ukraine Family Scheme closed at 3pm on 19 February 2024. You can no longer apply under this scheme.
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.
Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing the good character requirement in nationality applications.
Guidance on what public funds are and whether you are able to receive help from them while you are living in the UK.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in China for your UK visa application.
Guidance for EU Settlement Scheme applicants in or outside the UK who have been affected by restrictions associated with coronavirus.
The new Ukraine Permission Extension scheme will allow eligible applicants to apply to remain in the UK for an additional 18 months.
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
A step-by-step guide to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS). This document should be viewed with the SMS guide 8a.
Guide to the sponsorship documents that businesses and educational institutions must keep.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.
If you believe your immigration status is wrong, and it has stopped you accessing work, benefits or services, you can ask the Home Office to check it.
Step-by-step guide to managing your sponsorship licence using the sponsorship management system.
Immigration staff guidance on nationality law and common problems you might encounter with applications.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a fee waiver.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications for naturalisation as a British citizen.
Check the national pay scales for teaching and education leadership jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker, Health and Care or certain Global Business Mobility visas.
Guidance on the priority change of circumstances service for Worker or Temporary Worker sponsors.
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