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Apply to extend your Investor visa (Tier 1) or bring your family.

• Overview

  You can no longer apply for a new Tier 1 (Investor) visa. If you already…

• Extend your visa

  You may be able to extend your Tier 1 (Investor) visa for 2 years. Your…

• Family members

  Your family members (‘dependants’) can join you if you’re in the UK on…

Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.

• Overview

  You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more…

• Apply as a partner or spouse

  To apply as a partner, you and your partner both need to be 18 or over.…

• Financial requirements if you’re applying as a partner or spouse

  If you apply for a family visa as a partner, you and your partner usually…

• Apply as a parent

  You can apply to live in the UK to care for your child. If you’re eligible…

• Apply as a child

  You can apply for a family visa to join your parent in the UK. You may not…

• Apply as an adult coming to be cared for by a relative

  You must need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister,…

• Apply on the basis of your private life

  You can only apply on the basis of your private life if you’re already…

• Information and evidence you must provide

  You’ll need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your…

• Knowledge of English

  You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…

• After you apply

  You’ll need to attend an appointment to provide your fingerprints and a…

How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.

• Updated: 5 August 2025

Guides for sponsors on the Homes for Ukraine scheme, including eligibility criteria, how to apply as a sponsor and advice about how to make your guests welcome in the UK.

• Updated: 21 January 2025

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

How to order certified copies of certificates and documents held on the Companies House register.

• Updated: 27 August 2024

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

Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.

• Updated: 9 July 2025

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Butler on 9 July 2025.

• Updated: 13 August 2025

This series brings together all documents relating to Household characteristics

• Updated: 14 November 2012