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Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
You must apply for a Marriage Visitor visa if: you want to get married or…
You must prove that: you’re 18 or over you’re free to give notice of…
You must provide a passport or travel document. Your passport should be…
If you need a visa, you must apply online before you travel to the UK.…
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.
You may be able to apply for permission to settle in the UK permanently if…
Whether you can get permission to settle in the UK permanently (indefinite…
You must apply online. You can include any eligible children on your…
You can apply from outside the UK if you’ve been abandoned. You must apply…
You can apply for your children to settle in the UK with you if one of the…
After you submit your application you’ll be asked to provide your…
Find out what you need to do if you're coming to the UK to get married. Find out what visa to apply for, and what you need to do before you visit.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Colombia, including guidance on residency, passports, healthcare and emergencies.
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
You can ask the police to check if someone that has contact with a child has a record of sexual offences.
If you’re being stalked, contact the police or get advice from organisations including the National Stalking helpline.
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
Apply for an injunction if you've been a victim of domestic abuse - non-molestation or occupation orders - who can apply, serving documents and attending a hearing.
How to provide evidence that you're a family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen or person of Northern Ireland.
Check what you need to do before you travel to the UK and what to do after you arrive.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
Who can sign (countersign) passport photos and application forms and what they need to do
Midlands Region, Judge D Barlow, Mr P. Wilson and Mr R. Bryant-Pearson on 12 January 2021
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Citron on 31 May 2024.
Eastern Region Judge J R Morris and Mrs M Hardman FRICS IRRV (Hons) sitting on 2 December 2021
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