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There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Apply for a Health and Care Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 Health and Care visa) if you're a medical professional who's been offered a job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care - eligibility, fees, do…
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.
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK. Read the rules and how to apply.
How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to.
Biometric residence permits (BRP) - what they are, personal data, how to report problems.
Cancel (withdraw) a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application and get a refund on your application fees, immigration health surcharge and priority service fee.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Skilled Worker, T2 or tier 2 visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
How to apply for a document to travel outside the UK if you're not British and you cannot use or get your own national passport.
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Get a refund of the immigration health surcharge (IHS) if you work in health and care - eligibility, what you’ll get and how to apply.
The European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) - which countries are in the EU and EEA, the single market and free movement of goods, capital, services and people
Providing your biometric information and supporting documents for visa and immigration applications within the UK; UKVCAS service point locations; cost of appointments.
Apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.
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