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Information on UK sanctions currently in place and how to apply for the appropriate licences.
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
Step-by-step guide to managing your sponsorship licence using the sponsorship management system.
Information for UK and Irish citizens on their rights under the Common Travel Area arrangements (CTA).
Check the national pay scales for teaching and education leadership jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker, Health and Care or certain Global Business Mobility visas.
Information for applicants to the Health and Care visa.
A step-by-step manual to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS).
Immigration staff guidance on the policy on applications for a visa or visa extension under a Temporary Work route.
Guidance for EU Settlement Scheme applicants in or outside the UK who have been affected by restrictions associated with coronavirus.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a citizenship fee waiver for individuals under the age of 18.
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.
Resource book for level 1 exams for the Immigration Advice Authority.
This video explains how to create, link and access your eVisa with your biometric residence permit (BRP) using the ID Check app.
This leaflet tells you about going through Customs when entering the UK.
Guidance on the 2011 cancellation of identity cards, and information about new suppliers working with the Identity and Passport Service.
Ukrainians already in the UK with a visa may be able to extend their stay by extending their visa or switching to another immigration route, where eligible, even if their visa does not normally allow them to do so.
Immigration staff guidance on nationality law and common problems you might encounter with applications.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK and lived here until the age of 10.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Pakistan for your UK visa application.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
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