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• Updated: 15 July 2021

Keep your details up to date in the patent register, tell the Intellectual Property Office about a change of owner or make a change to your patent

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.

• Overview

  A Senior or Specialist Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa you need to: have a…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa, you’ll need to have…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa. Check which…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…

• Extend your visa

  You can usually apply to extend your Senior or Specialist Worker visa from…

• Update your visa if your job changes

  You’ll need to apply to update your Senior or Specialist Worker visa if…

• Switch to a Senior or Specialist Worker visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Senior or Specialist…

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

Change your protocol, update your authorisation, report safety issues, submit safety updates and complete your end-of-trial study report.

• Updated: 9 June 2025

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

Information for landline customers about how their provider will migrate their devices and services from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital technologies.

• Updated: 28 May 2025

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.

DBS offers a number of online services, including the Update Service, DBS online accounts and online tracking.

• Updated: 3 April 2025

Update your personal details on the approved driving instructor (ADI) register and publish your details for learner drivers to see.