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Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
People travelling to the UK without a visa will soon need to get an ETA.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
Information on using your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account to prove your rights in the UK and keep your details up to date.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
Check which jobs are on the shortage occupations list in each area of the UK. For the Skilled Worker visa and the Health and Care visa.
Information on using the app when applying to work, study or live in the UK.
A list for employers to check if their staff have the right to work in the UK.
How to provide evidence of your UK residence if we can’t confirm this through an automated check of UK tax and some benefits records.
How to apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you are living in the UK.
Find out which jobs are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their family members to come to the UK under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
Guidance on support available to Ukrainian nationals and their family members.
How to carry out right to work checks, why you need to do them, and which documents you can use.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people to enter or remain in the UK as students.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Check which jobs are on the health and education shortage occupations list in each area of the UK. For the Skilled Worker visa and the Health and Care visa.
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