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What to do if your guest will be temporarily absent from your accommodation.
Information about what to do if your guest will temporarily be absent from the UK.
Duties of the principal accountable person and accountable persons of a high-rise residential building to prepare and update a resident engagement strategy.
What councils need to do when a guest moves from one council's area to another council's area.
Information about how to make your guests feel more comfortable in their new home, set expectations about how to live together and communicate with your guests.
How guests can find rematches, and the how councils can support them. Includes how sponsors can continue to host.
The checks councils must make if a guest moves in before telling the council.
Information about what to do if you need to end your hosting arrangements for any reason.
How to have sponsorship arrangements set up to end amicably, and what to do if a guest refuses to leave.
What councils need to do when a guest moves between devolved administrations.
What to do if you are concerned for your guests or their children's safety. Includes what to do if you think they are being exploited.
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.
Sets out the council’s responsibilities for when guests are asked to leave their accommodation due to unreasonable behaviour.
Who can apply to the scheme, how the application process works, and the checks that authorities must complete.
Information about rematching children, rematching using existing sponsors and rematching in two-tier councils. Also how the council can help with rematching.
Professional and public user groups working with us on aspects of the HMCTS Reform Programme, including collaboration on new development proposals.
This collection brings together the costs relating to State and Guests of Government visits to the UK.
How to find a new guest that is already in the UK.
Making the first (interim) payments to guests.
Information to help councils advise guests on opening a bank account.
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