UK Visas and Immigration Updates

List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Nepal for your UK visa application.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK as a citizen from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Information on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Tanzania for your UK visa application.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
Guidance for banks and building societies on carrying out immigration status checks on current account holders and applicants.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Form for destitute asylum applicants and failed asylum seekers to apply for support.
Information booklet for those who have registered, or are considering registering, an asylum application in the UK.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
How to apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you are living in the UK.
For Home Office personnel conducting security checks and delivering the visa process for Gaza medical evacuations (medevacs) and Gaza scholarship students.
Immigration staff guidance on the language analysis process used by the Home Office, how it is accessed and when it should be used to establish place of origin.
Immigration staff guidance on considering claims based on family life (as a partner or parent) or exceptional circumstances.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Cambodia for your UK visa application.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for an administrative review.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Parent of a Child Student visa - prepare supporting documents, apply, book and attend an appointment, what happens at the UK border
Immigration staff guidance on which cases may be checked through international biometric data-sharing and how to arrange these checks and use the results.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Information on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas.
How your personal information is used within the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) system.
Check when your electronic travel authorisation (ETA) expires and what to do if you’ve changed your passport or need a new ETA to visit the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on the powers and obligations related to the seizure and interrogation of digital media under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Immigration and nationality fees for all applications made from outside and within the UK.
Visa fees transparency data for all applications made from outside and within the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on travel document checks.
Guidance on the priority change of circumstances service for Worker or Temporary Worker sponsors.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Guidance for submitting an expression of interest application to come to the UK under the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
Immigration staff guidance on the language analysis process used by the Home Office, how it is accessed and when it should be used to establish place of origin.
Use this information to understand how to consider proof of identity and perform Knowing Your Customer (KYC) checks.
Immigration Rules archive for 4 September 2025 to 13 October 2025
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Guidance on returning immigration offenders to their country of origin.
Guidance on what to do if you get an email, telephone call or letter from someone pretending to be the Home Office.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on conducting asylum interviews.
Information on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of nationalities that can apply for an ETA.
Information for international carriers about visa requirements for passengers travelling to the UK.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the UK.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on registering the children of British overseas territories citizens (BOTC) as BOTC and British citizens.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in India for your UK visa application.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
This video explains how to apply for a visa or permission to come to the UK.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK as a citizen from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on managing an applicant's biometric information.
Immigration staff guidance on the appeals process from the Immigration Act 2014.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance on how and when to cease support following a change in a person’s immigration status or eligibility for asylum support.
Guidance on referring potential victims of modern slavery/human trafficking to the national referral mechanism.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS).
Current expected processing times for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on explaining to criminal investigators what a witness summons is and how to apply for one.
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members who wish to remain in the UK under the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on the procedure for securing seized or detained items in a tamper evident bag (TEB).
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Staff guidance on handling requests to conduct searches against the passport and immigration facial image databases.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
This concession gives you temporary permission to stay in the UK and apply to claim benefits if your relationship broke down because of domestic abuse.
For Home Office personnel conducting security checks and delivering the visa process for Gaza medical evacuations (medevacs) and Gaza scholarship students.
Immigration staff guidance detailing policy and procedures to follow when supporting failed asylum seekers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
Form to provide evidence of a medical barrier preventing departure from the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on how and when to cease support following a change in a person’s immigration status or eligibility for asylum support.
For Home Office personnel conducting security checks and delivering the visa process for Gaza medical evacuations (medevacs) and Gaza scholarship students.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
This video explains how to update your digital photo on your UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account.
For Home Office personnel conducting security checks and delivering the visa process for Gaza medical evacuations (medevacs) and Gaza scholarship students.
Immigration staff guidance on the common travel area (CTA).
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Staff guidance on handling requests to conduct searches against the passport and immigration facial image databases.
Immigration staff guidance for considering applications from people who have been victims of domestic violence.
This document contains information about Senegal to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in China for your UK visa application.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
This concession gives you temporary permission to stay in the UK and apply to claim benefits if your relationship broke down because of domestic abuse.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
More than twice the number of licences were revoked in the first year of this government than the year before, showing delivery of real action to secure our border.
More than twice the number of licences were revoked in the first year of this government than the year before, showing delivery of real action to secure our border.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Form to apply for a Global talent or a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) endorsement review.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Prove to others you still have pre-settled status, if you later got another type of permission to enter or stay in the UK.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Customer service standards for family visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on considering claims based on family life (as a partner or parent) or exceptional circumstances.
Immigration Rules archive for 13 August 2025 to 3 September 2025.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
How to apply for citizenship by naturalisation if you are living in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on family reunion applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance based on the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for using interpreters.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Organisations funded to provide free support to vulnerable and at-risk people who need help with creating their UKVI account and getting access to their eVisa.
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Organisations funded to provide free support to vulnerable and at-risk people who need help with creating their UKVI account and getting access to their eVisa.
Claim forms and guidance for people who may be able to claim compensation through the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Information on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the UK.
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana for your UK visa application.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Guidance on support available to Ukrainian nationals and their family members.
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members who wish to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
The Ukraine Family Scheme closed at 3pm on 19 February 2024. You can no longer apply under this scheme.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance on granting restricted leave.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on preparing and giving evidence in court.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
Guidance on returning immigration offenders to their country of origin.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on Home Office policies for releasing foreign national offenders on temporary licence and transferring them to an open prison.
Operational statistics on how many people have created an account to access an eVisa.
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance on returning immigration offenders to their country of origin.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in India for your UK visa application.
The Ukraine Family Scheme closed at 3pm on 19 February 2024. You can no longer apply under this scheme.
Guidance on support available to Ukrainian nationals and their family members.
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members who wish to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration Rules archive for 6 August 2025 to 12 August 2025.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
This guidance tells decision makers how to manage and decide applications under the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Immigration staff guidance on applications for registration as a British citizen from children of British parents.
Immigration staff guidance on the registration of a minor as a British citizen by entitlement and discretion.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria for your UK visa application.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance on arranging removals for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria for your UK visa application.
Information for applicants to the Health and Care visa.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on arranging removals for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Immigration Rules archive for 29 July 2025 to 3 August 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 5 August 2025 to 5 August 2025.
Immigration staff guidance on the registration of a minor as a British citizen by entitlement and discretion.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance for submitting an expression of interest application to come to the UK under the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme.
This guidance tells decision makers how to manage and decide applications under the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme.
Immigration staff guidance on the language analysis process used by the Home Office, how it is accessed and when it should be used to establish place of origin.
Guidance for licensing authorities on how to check the immigration status of people who apply for a taxi or private hire licence.
Immigration Rules archive for 29 May 2025 to 30 June 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 1 July 2025 to 15 July 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 16 July 2025 to 21 July 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 22 July 2025 to 28 July 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 16 July 2025 to 16 July 2025.
Immigration Rules archive for 9 April 2025 to 28 May 2025.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration Rules archive for 4 August 2025 to 4 August 2025.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Hong Kong for your UK visa application.
Use this information to understand how to consider proof of identity and perform Knowing Your Customer (KYC) checks.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with applications to grant leave outside the Immigration Rules.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance on support available to Ukrainian nationals and their family members.
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members who wish to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
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.
How to carry out right to work checks, why you need to do them, and which documents you can use.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Hong Kong for your UK visa application.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications for permission to enter or remain in the UK as aircrew.
Guide for nationality application forms 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.
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration Rules archive for 22 July 2025 to 28 July 2025.
Immigration staff guidance on the language analysis process used by the Home Office, how it is accessed and when it should be used to establish place of origin.
Immigration staff guidance on how to process and assess asylum claims under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.
Immigration staff guidance on how to recognise a genuine and subsisting relationship and identify a valid divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership.
Immigration staff guidance on how to process and assess asylum claims related to the clearance of the Calais camp.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Information about fees for citizenship and right of abode applications and payment slip.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people applying on the basis of long residence in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on applications for settlement by those on the family and private life routes.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing and calculating the requirements under Appendix Continuous Residence.
Immigration staff guidance on the common travel area (CTA).
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Hong Kong for your UK visa application.
Form to register a child under 18 as a British overseas territories citizen: form MN2.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born in the UK and lived here until the age of 10.
Guidance on the purpose, processes and functions for the case progression panels.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Skilled Worker.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Use this information to understand how to consider proof of identity and perform Knowing Your Customer (KYC) checks.
Immigration staff guidance on how to apply the failure to travel to asylum accommodation policy.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications from stateless people.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with applications to grant leave outside the Immigration Rules.
This guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in India for your UK visa application.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration Rules archive for 16 July 2025 to 21 July 2025.
Immigration staff guide for how UK Visas and Immigration considers applications to enter or remain in the UK on the Global Business Mobility routes.
Guidance to apply for a letter to confirm your nationality status.
Apply for British citizenship if you're an Irish citizen - who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
Guidance on registering as a British citizen for Irish citizens and certain types of British national.
Find out which jobs are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications from people who wish to enter or remain in the UK as a dependent family member.
Check the minimum annual salary you'll need to be paid on a Skilled Worker or Health and Care visa if you're under 26, studying, training or in a postdoctoral role.
Find the annual going rate for jobs that are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa and the Health and Care visa.
Find the annual going rate for jobs that are eligible for certain Global Business Mobility visas.
Check the national pay scales for healthcare jobs by area of the UK and pay band.
Check which jobs are on the temporary shortage list in the UK. 
Check if an occupation code is eligible for the PhD salary discount on the Skilled Worker or Health and Care visa routes - and how much you'll need to be paid.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications under the Skilled Worker route.
Check if your job or occupation code is on the list of eligible healthcare and education jobs.
This guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a Skilled Worker.
This guidance tells caseworkers how to consider applications to enter, remain or settle in the UK under the Scale-up route.
Information for applicants to the Health and Care visa.
Immigration staff guidance on the policy on applications for a visa or visa extension under a Temporary Work route.
Guide to the sponsorship documents that Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors must keep.
Guidance for sponsors on sponsoring a worker.
Register as a British Citizen if you're a British overseas territories citizen, British Overseas citizen, British protected person, British subject or British National (Overseas).
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born to a British father and your parents were not married.
Guidance to apply for a certificate of entitlement proving you have the right to live and work in the UK.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
Use this service to check when you can expect a decision on your visa application. For example, if you've applied for a visa to study, visit as a tourist or attend a business event.
Immigration Rules archive for 16 July 2025 to 16 July 2025.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
How immigration staff should make asylum decisions under streamlined asylum processing.
Immigration staff guidance on considering claims based on family life (as a partner or parent) or exceptional circumstances.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with family applications.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in China for your UK visa application.
Immigration Rules archive for 1 July 2025 to 15 July 2025.
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
Immigration Rules archive for 1 July 2025 to 15 July 2025.
Guidance for landlords and tenants on how right to rent checks should be carried out and which documents are acceptable.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Immigration staff guidance on International Forces and International Civilian Employees.
Immigration staff guidance on applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications under the Graduate route.
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people to enter or remain in the UK as students.
How to detect basic forgeries in identity documents.
Guidance for applicants outside the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted a visa to live in the UK.
How to apply for a UK visa in Cuba, go to the visa application centre, pay fees and collect documents.
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
How to access and use an eVisa: set up a UKVI account, update your details and get a share code to prove your immigration status when you work, rent or travel.
Video explaining UK Visas and Immigration's processing times.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Guidance if you are in the USA and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.
This guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
Information on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.