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Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

• Overview

  Apply for this visa if your overseas employer is transferring you to the…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a Secondment Worker visa, you must: be an existing…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a Secondment Worker visa, you’ll need to have enough…

• 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 Secondment Worker Visa. Check which documents…

• 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 Secondment Worker visa from inside the UK if…

• Update your visa if your job changes

  You’ll need to apply to update your Secondment Worker visa if your job…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Secondment Worker…

Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).

• Overview

  If you’re from Hong Kong and are a British national (overseas) you and…

• How much it costs

  To apply for a British National (Overseas) visa, or to apply to switch to…

• Your family members

  Your family members can apply as your ‘dependant’ if you’re either: a…

• Documents you’ll need to apply

  When you apply you’ll need to provide a valid passport or other travel…

• Apply for the first time from inside the UK

  You can apply for a British National (Overseas) visa from inside the UK…

• Apply for the first time from outside the UK

  You must apply online. Before you apply, you can check: what documents…

• Extend your visa

  If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can apply to extend your…

• Settle in the UK

  If you’ve lived in the UK for 5 years, you may be able to apply to stay…

• Becoming a British citizen

  If you’re a British national (overseas), you can usually apply for British…

Indefinite leave to remain if you've left the armed forces - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

• Eligibility and fees

  You may be able apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’re leaving or…

• Family members

  Your partner and children may be able to apply for indefinite leave to…

• How to apply

  If you’re in the UK, you must apply online. Once you’ve started your…

• After you apply

  You’ll be asked to make an appointment at a UK Visa and Citizenship…

• Gurkhas and Hong Kong military unit veterans

  You can apply if you left one of the following before 1 July 1997: the…

Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible

Find out about trade agreements that can be used now.

• Updated: 7 February 2025

Apply for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights

Information for local authorities and others who are working with British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders arriving from Hong Kong via the UK government’s BN(O) route.

• Updated: 20 March 2025

A statement from the UK alongside other G7 RRM member states (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden).

• Updated: 8 August 2025

• Updated: 8 July 2024

Roles in this pillar include contract management; from preparing for contract commencement, to defining transition plans as well as governance activities such as managing risk, change control and dispute management. They also span supplier relationship management at an operational level...

• Updated: 8 July 2024