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Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have one of…
You must: have lived in the UK for long enough - this can be from 2 to 5…
You can include your partner and children on your application if they’re…
You must apply online. Once you’ve started your application, you can save…
You’ll be asked to make an appointment at a UK Visa and Citizenship…
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
If you or your parents were born in the UK, you might automatically be a…
You’re usually a British citizen automatically if you were born in the UK.…
Whether you’re a British citizen depends on where your parents were from…
If at least one of your parents is a British citizen You might…
If you were born in the UK after 31 December 1982 and your parents were…
Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.
Most people need to pay the immigration health surcharge (IHS) as part of…
You usually need to pay the healthcare surcharge if you’re applying for a…
The exact amount you pay depends on the length of your visa. A visa may…
You’ll pay the immigration healthcare surcharge (IHS) when you apply for…
You’ll get a full immigration health surcharge (IHS) refund if: you paid…
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
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
Advanced Learner Loan and the Bursary Fund help with college or training course costs - funding, how to apply, application forms, repayments
Adult Dependants' Grant for full-time students who financially support an adult - funding, how to apply, eligibility.
Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
Business Asset Disposal Relief (was known as Entrepreneurs' Relief) can reduce your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell certain business assets or shares - eligibility, deadlines, how to claim
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
When you start repaying your student loan, your monthly repayments, what to do if you have 2 jobs or are self-employed, how to get a refund if you've overpaid.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
There are different ways to apply for indefinite leave to remain (settle in the UK) - check if you're eligible
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
You must stop your student finance when you suspend or leave your course early - find out when and how to repay your Maintenance Loan, including overpayments.
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