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This guidance relates to Technical Standards and Standard Development Organisations to describe the typical first step in a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) journey.

• Updated: 22 July 2024

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…

This page provides a collection of online media literacy resources and events.

• Updated: 30 September 2021

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

Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’

Check if someone selling medicines online in Northern Ireland is allowed to do so by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead

As an online marketplace operator, check if a seller is established outside the UK, so that you can work out who is liable for VAT on sales.

• Updated: 20 June 2025

One hour GDS Academy online course on tools and techniques for leading interactive and engaging meetings in virtual rooms.

• Updated: 17 March 2021

Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.