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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

• Overview

  You might need a visa to pass through the UK in transit (on your way to…

• If you're not going through border control (Direct Airside Transit visa)

  You might need a Direct Airside Transit visa if you: will be changing…

• If you're going through border control (Visitor in Transit visa)

  You might need a Visitor in Transit visa if you’re: changing flights in…

• Apply

  Apply online for a Direct Airside Transit visa or a Visitor in Transit…

Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card

• Overview

  The Registered Traveller service can help you get through the UK border…

• Eligibility

  To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and…

• Where you can use Registered Traveller

  You can use the service at the following airports: Birmingham Bristol…

• How to apply

  Before you apply, check you’re eligible. Apply online for Registered…

• Renew or update your membership

  It costs £50 to renew your Registered Traveller membership for another…

• Add children to your membership

  You can apply to add your children to your Registered Traveller membership…

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• Updated: 25 November 2025

How to trade or move CITES-listed specimens through designated UK ports and airports.

• Updated: 8 October 2024

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• Updated: 9 December 2024

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An overview of the process by which bills become law.

• Updated: 14 March 2023

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• Updated: 26 July 2024

How you'll be paid, what you’ll be paid, and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.

• Updated: 17 September 2025