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Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking …
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
How to apply, how long it takes, how much it costs, track your application, unexpired visas, replacing a damaged passport.
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
Pay Council Tax online or by other methods, like direct debit to your local council
Use this official service for booking a Life in the UK Test as part of your application for citizenship or settlement
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
Use this tool to find out if you need to send a tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year (6 April 2024 to 5 April 2025).
Use this service to check when you can expect a decision on your visa application. For example, if you've applied for a visa to study, visit as a tourist or attend a business event.
Use this tool to find out what you need to do to get a tax refund (rebate) if you’ve paid too much Income Tax.
Check your Income Tax, Personal Allowance and tax code for the current tax year. Update details of your income from jobs and pensions.
Application for a vehicle registration certificate, also known as a log book (V5C).
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
Check the status of your passport after applying for a new passport or to renew or replace an existing passport
Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.
Find out how to prove your right to rent in England to a landlord. Get an online share code to prove your right to rent if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Set up, change or cancel your car tax Direct Debit, swap to another payment method, and what to do if you miss a Direct Debit payment
Where to find your unique tax reference (UTR) number, what to do if you've lost your UTR number, or how to apply if you do not have a UTR number
Renew or get vehicle tax if you do not have your reminder letter (V11), email or text message - renew online or at the Post Office with your V5C.
Apply for your first National Insurance number - you must have the right to live and work in the UK.
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