We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Apply for an ETA to come to the UK if you’re a tourist, visiting family or for certain other reasons for up to 6 months. It costs £16. Find out if you need an ETA or a visa instead.
An electronic travel authorisation (ETA) lets you travel to the UK for…
You do not need an ETA to travel to the UK if: you’re a British or Irish…
Whether you need to apply for an ETA depends on why you’re travelling to…
It costs £16 to apply online or through the UK ETA app. You cannot get a…
Apply for a Health and Care Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 Health and Care visa) if you're a medical professional who's been offered a job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care - eligibility, fees,...
A Health and Care Worker visa allows medical professionals to come to or…
You must meet all of the following requirements to be eligible for a…
You’ll need to meet different salary requirements for this visa if your…
You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…
When you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa, you’ll need to have…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…
You must apply online for a Health and Care Worker visa. Check which…
Your partner and children may be able to apply to join you or stay in the…
You can usually apply to extend your Health and Care Worker visa if all of…
You’ll need to apply to update your Health and Care Worker visa if: you…
You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Health and Care…
You can do additional paid work on a Health and Care Worker visa as long…
We’re working to help people securely prove who they are without having to present physical documents.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
A summary of changes to the UK’s data protection and privacy legislation in the Data (Use and Access) Act.
HMRC’s latest newsletter for participants of the 2025 testing programme.
Supporting documents for Finance Bill 2025-26, the vehicle for renewing annual taxes, delivering new tax proposals and maintaining administration of the tax system.
Order or search online for a copy of a decree absolute or final order if you want to remarry or prove your marital status.
What to do if you think you are a victim of identity theft or fraud, and what signs to look out for.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).