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Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
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
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
Find out how and when to apply for settled status now that the UK has left the EU.
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.
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 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 British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and 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.
British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
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.
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
Form to extend your stay in the UK for human rights claims, leave outside the rules and other routes not covered by other forms.
What happens if you're a sponsored employee and your sponsor loses their licence, has a suspended licence
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.
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