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How to apply for a visa to come to the UK for temporary seasonal work - eligibility, documents you'll need, and the application process.
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.
Apply to stay in the UK without time restrictions ('indefinite leave to remain') after being in the UK for 10 years - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, family members.
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
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
Form to apply to stay in the UK on the basis of your family life as a partner, parent or dependent child or on the basis of your private life in the UK.
Contact your council to arrange your British citizenship ceremony - fees, venue, application
Order a replacement registration or naturalisation certificate, or correct mistakes on a certificate - fees, application forms, address, supporting documents.
When you need to attend a citizenship ceremony - how to book, how much it costs, what happens during the ceremony.
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.
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.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Complain to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) about applications, appointments and decisions or follow up an existing complaint
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
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
You can get a digital exemption from immigration control if you do not normally need a visa - state visits, diplomats, consulate workers.
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