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Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to study, work, visit or join…
You can apply and pay for most visas online. If you have dependants who…
When you apply, you’ll need to prove your identity and provide documents…
You’ll get a letter or an email telling you the Home Office has made a…
This guide will provide you with answers to the most common questions that undergraduate students are currently asking us.
How to log in to your UK visa application (or account) to complete and submit your application form.
Find out how to prove your right to work in the UK to an employer. Get an online share code to prove your right to work if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
How to register for Self Assessment if you need to send a tax return or want to make voluntary Class 2 National Insurance payments.
Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents, income, change an application.
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
This guide is for people who are looking for a house or flat to rent.
How to apply and get a code for free childcare for your 2 to 4 year old if you're working.
This collection brings together the government's 'how to' guides for the housing sector.
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
How to register your charity once it has been set up, what you need before you start your application and what happens after you apply.
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
Find out how to move a specific type of goods across the UK border - including licences and certificates, calculating tax and duty, and making declarations.
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
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