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Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
UK Visas and Immigration is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people...
Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Guidance if you are in the USA and you need to find out how to apply for a UK visa.
Data on Visas and Citizenship activities.
Part of the Home Office, we determine who has the right to visit or stay in the UK, with a core focus on national security.
Data on visas and citizenship activities.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Millions are being invited to switch from physical immigration documents to an eVisa – a key step in creating a modernised and digital border.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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