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Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK. Read the rules and how to apply.
Apply for asylum to stay in the UK as a refugee - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, screening, asylum interview, help you can get, children
Find out how and when to apply for settled status now that the UK has left the EU.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Charity Worker visa to do unpaid charity work - eligibility, documents, family members
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
Apply to stay in the UK without time restrictions ('indefinite leave to remain') after being in the UK for 10 years - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, family members.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Report someone who you think may be living or working in the UK illegally, employing someone illegally
Form to tell UK Visas and Immigration about changes since you arrived in the UK.
Form to apply to stay in the UK on the basis of your family life as a partner, parent or dependent child or on the basis of your private life in the UK.
Contact your council to arrange your British citizenship ceremony - fees, venue, application
When you need to attend a citizenship ceremony - how to book, how much it costs, what happens during the ceremony.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
When and how you can ask for your visa decision to be reviewed (known as an 'administrative review') - eligibility, forms and when to appeal instead
Register a child under 18 as a British citizen if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.
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