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Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently.
How internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing, HMRC scams, immigration scams.
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.
Find out how and when to apply for settled status now that the UK has left the EU.
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
British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure
When and how you can ask for your visa decision to be reviewed (known as an 'administrative review') - eligibility, forms and when to appeal instead
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
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 were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
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.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Charity Worker visa to do unpaid charity work - eligibility, documents, family members.
When you need to attend a citizenship ceremony - how to book, how much it costs, what happens during the ceremony.
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 Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
Contact your council to arrange your British citizenship ceremony - fees, venue, application
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa (6 to 11 months). Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
How to transfer your visa from an old passport to a new passport or replace your visa.
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