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Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Information about what it means to have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK, also known as settlement.
Get a refund of the immigration health surcharge (IHS) if you work in health and care - eligibility, what you’ll get and how to apply.
Report a change of address, personal details or circumstances if you have a visa or biometric residence permit (BRP), or if you've applied for one
Information for student and worker sponsors, including full policy guidance, using the sponsorship management system and how to get help.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
How to apply for a document to travel outside the UK if you're not British and you cannot use or get your own national passport.
How to apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you are living in the UK.
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