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Apply for a Child Student visa to study in the UK if you're under 18 - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, how long it takes and how much it costs

• Overview

  You can apply for a Child Student visa if you’re between 4 and 17 years…

• Your course

  You must have an unconditional offer of a place on a course with a…

• Money you need

  You must have enough money available to you to pay for your course and…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  When you apply for your Child Student visa you must provide: a current…

• Apply

  You must apply online for a Child Student visa. Check which documents…

• Extend your visa

  You may be able to apply to extend your Child Student visa to stay longer…

• Switch to this visa

  You may be able to change (‘switch’) to a Child Student visa from another…

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…

How to open a Junior ISA for your child - including managing and adding money to an account.

• Overview

  Junior Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are long-term, tax-free savings…

• Open an account

  Only parents or a guardian with parental responsibility can open a Junior…

• Add money to an account

  Anyone can pay money into a Junior ISA, but the total amount paid in…

• Manage an account

  Your child’s Junior ISA will be in their name, but the person with…

• If your child is terminally ill or dies

  The registered contact can take money out of a Junior ISA early if a child…

Types of ISA available, the tax-free ISA allowance, withdrawing money and transferring ISAs.

Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) replaces the 3 existing providers of government-sponsored financial guidance – the Money Advice Service, the Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise. It provides free and impartial debt advice, money guidance and pension guidance to...

• Updated: 15 April 2021

How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.

• Updated: 30 December 2019

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

Find out more about elections and referendums in the UK, including the general election, check who can vote in each election and how voting works.

Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.

• Updated: 4 March 2025