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Immigration staff guidance on dealing with family applications.
List of authorised organisations for Innovator Founder and Scale-up visas.
Advice and guidance for healthcare practitioners on the health needs of migrant patients.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
General information on biometric residence permits for overseas applicants, employers and sponsors.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in India for your UK visa application.
How to apply for a Student sponsor licence and how to sponsor a student.
The Ukraine Extension Scheme allowed you to stay in the UK if you were Ukrainian or the close family member of a Ukrainian national.
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
Find out how to make a subject access request to see information held about you. You can also make a request for someone else.
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications under the Skilled Worker route.
The new Ukraine Permission Extension scheme will allow eligible applicants to apply to remain in the UK for an additional 18 months.
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in China for your UK visa application.
A step-by-step manual to creating and assigning a certificate of sponsorship (CoS).
Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on how to handle exemptions for visa applications made outside the UK.
How to vary an application for permission to stay in the UK if you now want to apply for a different purpose. For example, to change from student to skilled worker.
Step-by-step guide to managing your sponsorship licence using the sponsorship management system.
Guide to the sponsorship documents that businesses and educational institutions must keep.
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