Guidance and regulation

Information for international carriers about visa requirements for passengers travelling to the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 22 February 2024

Guidance if you are in the USA and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 24 April 2023

Statement and consent form to inform UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) that you are no longer in your marriage or civil partnership.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 14 December 2015

Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa for your UK visa application.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 8 January 2024

Guidance for employers on how to sponsor a worker on the Global Business Mobility (GBM) routes.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 4 April 2024

Step-by-step guide to applying for additional services and making renewal applications.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 11 October 2021

You can enter the UK as an S2 Healthcare Visitor if you have been authorised to receive planned healthcare in the UK under the ‘S2 arrangement' or you're accompanying or joining someone who is.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 6 June 2021

Leaflet explaining Border Force's legal obligations to keep children safe.

• From: Border Force
• Updated: 9 August 2023

Use this step-by-step guide if you are a sponsor to report worker activity, for example a change in their circumstances.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 26 November 2023

Immigration staff guidance on application forms and procedures for immigration applications and claims.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 15 November 2023

Introduction to using SMS for licensed sponsors.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 22 June 2023

Information on EU, EEA and Swiss citizens' right to work in the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 19 March 2021

Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Hong Kong for your UK visa application.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 21 May 2024

Immigration staff guidance on the policy for considering and issuing refunds of fees for immigration and nationality applications.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 24 April 2024

Guidance for those working for a company based in Switzerland and your employer needs you to work on a pre-existing contract in the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 1 December 2020

Immigration staff guidance on assessing whether an applicant has met the English language requirement.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 16 May 2024

To help sponsors create and assign individual and batches of confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS).

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 11 October 2021

Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people applying on the basis of long residence in the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 11 April 2024

The following assistance is available to education institutions that hold a Student or Child Student route licence.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 14 December 2023

Information to help employers and sponsors get the answers they need from the business helpdesk.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 2 July 2013