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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 apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

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

• Overview

  You can apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status. If…

• Apply

  Fill in the form online. You’ll usually be able to keep your documents…

• After you've applied

  You’ll get a ‘declaration of renunciation’ if your application is…

• Resume your British nationality

  In some cases it’s possible to resume your British nationality after…

The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.

Find out about gaining approval for a fair partial exemption special method if you deal with partial exemption for insurers.

• Updated: 13 February 2023

Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.

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.

A summary of the types of scientific advice available at the MHRA, the process for getting advice and the fees involved.

• Updated: 16 January 2026

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu