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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.
Providing your biometric information and supporting documents for visa and immigration applications within the UK; UKVCAS service point locations; cost of appointments.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Skilled Worker, T2 or tier 2 visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
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
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.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to.
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.
How to apply for a visa to come to the UK for temporary seasonal work - eligibility, documents you'll need, and the application process.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently.
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
When and how to appeal against a visa, asylum or immigration decision - appeals to the immigration and asylum tribunal, administrative review, fees, forms, further submissions.
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
Report someone who you think may be living or working in the UK illegally, employing someone illegally
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