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How to apply for a Student sponsor licence and how to sponsor a student.
Information for applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme who are applying from outside the UK.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born to a British father and your parents were not married.
Information on the application registration card (ARC) issued to asylum claimants.
Information for people travelling to the UK from Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man, and information for people passing through the UK on the way to Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.
Guidance on what public funds are and whether you are able to receive help from them while you are living in the UK.
A step-by-step manual to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS).
Information on accessing healthcare for citizens from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland living in or moving to the UK.
Ukrainians already in the UK with a visa may be able to extend their stay by extending their visa or switching to another immigration route, where eligible, even if their visa does not normally allow them to do so.
The Ukraine Family Scheme closed at 3pm on 19 February 2024. You can no longer apply under this scheme.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in India for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications under the Skilled Worker route.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a fee waiver.
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications for naturalisation as a British citizen.
Immigration staff guidance on nationality law and common problems you might encounter with applications.
Step-by-step guide to managing your sponsorship licence using the sponsorship management system.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing the good character requirement in nationality applications.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.
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