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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

• Overview

  You can apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you’re one of the following: a…

• Eligibility

  You must prove that you: are 17 or over have enough money without help…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can apply to join you in the UK as your…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: a current passport (with a blank…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a UK Ancestry visa before you travel to the UK.…

• Extend your visa

  You can apply to extend your visa and stay in the UK for a further 5…

• Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement')

  You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’ve spent 5…

Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.

• Overview

  You must apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa if: you’ve been…

• Eligibility

  You need all of the following to be eligible for the creative category:…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply, you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…

• Apply

  Read the full guidance before you apply. Apply from outside the UK You…

• Your partner and children

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

• Extend your visa

  You can apply to extend your Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa. You…

• Creative Worker visa concession

  You can enter the UK without applying for a visa in advance if you: have a…

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.

• Overview

  A Senior or Specialist Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa you need to: have a…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa, you’ll need to have…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa. Check which…

• Your partner and children

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

• Extend your visa

  You can usually apply to extend your Senior or Specialist Worker visa from…

• Update your visa if your job changes

  You’ll need to apply to update your Senior or Specialist Worker visa if…

• Switch to a Senior or Specialist Worker visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Senior or Specialist…

Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16

Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.

Care to Learn helps pay for childcare while you're studying - how to apply, money you get, courses that qualify, eligibility

You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave

Apply for a Service Supplier visa to provide a service under contract for a UK company - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.

Documents, publications and updates relating to the proposed merger between Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. and Sky plc

• Updated: 3 March 2017