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Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
You may be able to pay for a faster decision on a visa or settlement…
You can apply for a faster decision on certain visa applications or…
The rules for getting a refund depend on whether you’re cancelling your…
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more…
To apply as a partner, you and your partner both need to be 18 or over.…
If you apply for a family visa as a partner, you and your partner usually…
You can apply to live in the UK to care for your child. If you’re eligible…
You can apply for a family visa to join your parent in the UK. You may not…
You must need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister,…
You can only apply on the basis of your private life if you’re already…
You’ll need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your…
You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…
You’ll need to attend an appointment to provide your biometric information…
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
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.
Information for applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme who are applying from outside the UK.
The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.
Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.
How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Skilled Worker, T2 or tier 2 visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to 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
Indefinite leave to remain or enter the UK if your relationship has broken down because of domestic violence or abuse - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
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
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Apply for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights
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