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Ask your local police to give you a copy of the information they hold about you - CRB check, DBS check, proof of identity
Get a fee waiver if you’re under 18 and cannot afford your citizenship application fee. You can apply if you’re eligible for British citizenship.
Find out how and when to apply for settled status now that the UK has left the EU.
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure
Complain to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) about applications, appointments and decisions or follow up an existing complaint
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
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
Contact the police by calling 999 to report emergencies or by calling 101 for non-emergencies
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 for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Tell the local authority if you're worried that a child is being neglected or abused - call 999 if they’re in immediate danger
Who has the right to reside in the UK - if you're a British citizen, from the Republic of Ireland, the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Get proof that you're entitled to live in the UK if you're part of the Windrush generation - eligibility and how to apply
Indefinite leave to remain or enter the UK if your relationship has broken down because of domestic violence or abuse - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a digital technology expert - fintech, gaming, cyber security, artificial intelligence
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Check SIA licences for security staff such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives.
Rules for alcohol licensing in your area, apply for a licence or have your say about a licence application
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