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Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright

• Overview

  You can usually get permission to use someone else’s intellectual property…

• Trade marks

  To use an existing trade mark you should contact the current owner. Find…

• Patents

  Contact the owner of the patent to see if they’ll: license it to you sell…

• Copyright

  You can’t copy or use copyright material without permission. For example,…

• Designs

  To use a registered design you must contact the current owner and either…

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 become and act as a Court of Protection deputy - eligibility, responsibilities, how to apply, fees, supervision and when your deputyship ends.

• Overview

  You can apply to become someone’s deputy if they ‘lack mental capacity’.…

• Who can apply to be a deputy

  You can apply to be a deputy if you’re 18 or over. Deputies are usually…

• Responsibilities

  As a deputy, you’re responsible for helping someone make decisions or…

• Apply to be a personal welfare deputy

  You need to download and fill in all of the following: an application form…

• Apply to be a property and financial affairs deputy

  Use these steps to become a property and financial affairs deputy or to…

• Fees

  You must pay: a fee to apply to be a deputy a supervision fee every year…

• When you're appointed

  You’ll be sent a ‘court order’ telling you what you can and cannot do as a…

• Supervision, support and visits

  As a deputy, you’ll be supervised by the Office of the Public Guardian…

• Accounts, gifts and expenses

  You must keep accounts and follow the rules for gifts and expenses if…

• Complete your deputy report

  You must write a report each year explaining the decisions you’ve made as…

• Change your deputyship or make a one-off decision

  You must apply to the Court of Protection if you have to: renew your…

• End your deputyship

  If you no longer want or need to be a deputy, download and fill in the…

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

Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.

Check how the government calculates and spends your Income Tax and National Insurance contributions within your Annual Tax Summary.

• Updated: 13 February 2024

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 Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members

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.