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Information about next steps when you have sponsored a guest for 6 months.
Cost information for cases closed for at least six months.
Millions of taxpayers filed their Self Assessment tax return for the 2024 to 2025 tax year by the deadline.
This series of reports, published at 6-monthly intervals, looks at the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong.
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
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Caldwell on 29 December 2025.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
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
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