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How to apply for asylum support if you're waiting to find out if you'll be given asylum in the UK
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Order a replacement registration or naturalisation certificate, or correct mistakes on a certificate - fees, application forms, address, supporting documents.
How to transfer your visa from an old passport to a new passport or replace your visa.
When you need to attend a citizenship ceremony - how to book, how much it costs, what happens during the ceremony.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
Who has the right to reside in the UK - if you're a British citizen, from the Republic of Ireland, the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Complain to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) about applications, appointments and decisions or follow up an existing complaint
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Contact your council to arrange your British citizenship ceremony - fees, venue, application
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
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.
Get proof that you're entitled to live in the UK if you're part of the Windrush generation - eligibility and how to apply
You need to attend appointments at an immigration reporting centre if you do not have permission to stay in the UK: you could face penalties if you do not attend an appointment.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
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