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• Updated: 1 November 2018

Exportation of cannabis from Thailand and Importation of cannabis to the UK is prohibited

• Updated: 31 January 2025

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…

Information for prospective growers of low THC cannabis (industrial hemp), for the production of seed and fibre only.

• Updated: 23 June 2025

• Updated: 3 October 2024

Past and current clinical trials into therapeutic and antiviral treatments for COVID-19, how to take part, and which treatments have proven to be effective.

• Updated: 31 March 2023

• Updated: 13 January 2020

How investigators and sponsors should manage clinical trials during COVID-19

• Updated: 16 November 2021

Information for companies on the import and export of controlled drugs to and from the UK.

• Updated: 18 August 2022

Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get