We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
Check the national pay scales for teaching and education leadership jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker, Health and Care or certain Global Business Mobility visas.
Immigration staff guidance on how to prevent an individual from becoming an overstayer while they are awaiting or appealing a decision.
Information for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens on proving your right to work from 1 July 2021.
Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with delivery addresses for new passports and the return of supporting documents.
Immigration staff guidance on considering claims based on family life (as a partner or parent) or exceptional circumstances.
Immigration staff guidance on assessing credibility and refugee status.
Sample level 1 immigration assessments from the Immigration Advice Authority.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
A step-by-step manual to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS).
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
Information on accessing healthcare for citizens from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland living in or moving to the UK.
What serious abuse or exploitation at work could mean and how to report it for investigation.
Guidance to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.
Details on how to become a registered immigration adviser, including the online competence assessment process and the required forms to submit your application.
Immigration staff guidance on whether an individual has an automatic claim to British citizenship.
Guidance for applicants outside the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted a visa to live in the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on considering the English language requirement for partners and parents on the 5 year route to settlement.
This video explains how to travel with your eVisa.
Guidance on registering as a British citizen for Irish citizens and certain types of British national.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).