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When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to reply (respond), what happens if you agree or disagree (dispute), what happens if you do not reply, what to do if your husband or wife does not continue the divorce

• Overview

  If your husband or wife has applied for a divorce, the court will send you…

• How to reply

  You must reply by the deadline on your ‘notice of proceedings’. How you…

• If you agree with the divorce

  If you reply that you agree with the divorce, the divorce will go ahead.…

• If you disagree with the divorce

  You can only disagree with the divorce if you have a legal reason. For…

• If your husband or wife does not continue the divorce

  What you do next depends on where things stopped. If they have not applied…

• Start your own divorce

  You might want to start your own divorce. For example, if your husband or…

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

• Overview

  A High Potential Individual (HPI) visa gives you permission to stay in the…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you must have…

• Knowledge of English

  You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you’ll need to…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  Before you apply, you must pay for Ecctis to check your qualification is…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa. Check…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a High Potential…

Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card

• Overview

  The Registered Traveller service can help you get through the UK border…

• Eligibility

  To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and…

• Where you can use Registered Traveller

  You can use the service at the following airports: Birmingham Bristol…

• How to apply

  Before you apply, check you’re eligible. Apply online for Registered…

• Renew or update your membership

  It costs £50 to renew your Registered Traveller membership for another…

• Add children to your membership

  You can apply to add your children to your Registered Traveller membership…

Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

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 transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply

Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.

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.

An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.