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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 official UK documents when you’re abroad. Sometimes called notarial and document services.
Check if you're exempt from immigration control or obtaining permission to enter, and therefore do not need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) or visa.
Current expected processing times for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Skilled Worker.
Prize lists for achievements in science and the arts that qualify applicants for the Global Talent route.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing the good character requirement in nationality applications.
How to provide evidence that you're a family member of someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein or a person of Northern Ireland.
This guidance explains the documents you should provide to support your application to visit the UK.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a worker.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with family applications.
Check which jobs are on the temporary shortage list in the UK.
Information on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas.
This video explains how to update and add a new identity document to your UKVI account.
Immigration staff guidance about the different visitor categories for visiting the UK and how UK Visas and Immigration makes decisions on visitor cases.
Find out how to make a subject access request to see information held about you. You can also make a request for someone else.
List of documents that businesses and other organisations must provide with an application for a Worker or Temporary Worker sponsor licence.
Information about work you may be able to do as an asylum applicant while your case is considered.
Information you need to include when you email the Asylum Human Rights Operations (AHRO) Central Communications Hub.
These full terms and conditions explain the applicant’s obligations and what they can expect when booking and taking the Life in the UK Test.
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