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Customer service standards for visit and transit visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
Research to understand the needs of visitors to HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centres.
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
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.
Reasons for a support visit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Visiting Team, what to expect and how to check if the visitor is genuine
This guidance explains the documents you should provide to support your application to visit the UK.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
Find out how to make tax and duty-free supplies to NATO visiting forces, NATO International Military Headquarters and US military cemeteries in the UK.
Information on accessing healthcare for visitors to the UK from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Stocken Prison is a men’s prison near Oakham in Rutland, East Midlands.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Brixton Prison is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London.
Permitted Activities for Visitors
Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for customers visiting HM Passport Office.
What to do if you're visiting the UK for a holiday or to see family or friends: check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, and what to do before you visit.
Find out what an HMRC officer will do when they visit your business and what records they’ll ask to see.
Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.
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