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Immigration staff guidance explaining how to calculate the 5 year continuous lawful period in the UK requirement for an applicant.
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.
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.
Information for overseas domestic workers in a private household and their employers.
This notice is provided in accordance with data protection legislation which incorporates the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Check the national pay scales for healthcare jobs by area of the UK and pay band.
Immigration staff guidance on applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.
This video explains how to take a photo for a visa application or permission.
Guide to the sponsorship documents that Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors must keep.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in India for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications under the Skilled Worker route.
Terms and conditions for using a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.
Guidance on the priority change of circumstances service for Worker or Temporary Worker sponsors.
Guidance to apply for a certificate of entitlement proving you have the right to live and work in the UK.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria for your UK visa application.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
This video explains how to travel with your eVisa.
This video explains how to update your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.
Immigration staff guidance on whether an individual has an automatic claim to British citizenship.
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
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