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Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Apply for asylum to stay in the UK as a refugee - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, screening, asylum interview, help you can get, children
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Find out how and when to apply for settled status now that the UK has left the EU.
When you need to attend a citizenship ceremony - how to book, how much it costs, what happens during the ceremony.
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Order a replacement registration or naturalisation certificate, or correct mistakes on a certificate - fees, application forms, address, supporting documents.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Contact your council to arrange your British citizenship ceremony - fees, venue, application
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a digital technology expert - fintech, gaming, cyber security, artificial intelligence
Complain to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) about applications, appointments and decisions or follow up an existing complaint
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
Form to extend stay in the UK as the partner or dependent child of someone who is settled here or who is a refugee or under humanitarian protection.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
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