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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.
Prove to others you still have pre-settled status, if you later got another type of permission to enter or stay in the UK.
How to prove your permission to travel to the UK if you're a dual citizen with British or Irish citizenship (or right of abode).
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.
Immigration staff guidance on applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.
This video explains how to create, link and access your eVisa in 3 steps with a passport using the ID Check app or Web ID check.
Immigration staff guidance on nationality law and common problems you might encounter with applications.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications for naturalisation as a British citizen.
Guide to the sponsorship documents that Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors must keep.
Guidance on what public funds are and whether you are able to receive help from them while you are living in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a fee waiver.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a citizenship fee waiver for individuals under the age of 18.
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
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.
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria for your UK visa application.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in India for your UK visa application.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK and lived here until the age of 10.
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