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Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
Form to tell UK Visas and Immigration about changes since you arrived in the UK.
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
You must check that a tenant or lodger can legally rent your residential property in England.
Contact your council to arrange your British citizenship ceremony - fees, venue, application
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Apply for a Child Student visa to study in the UK if you're under 18 - eligibility, documents, how to apply, extend or switch, how long it takes and how much it costs
Report someone who you think may be living or working in the UK illegally, employing someone illegally
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Get documents to prove you are entitled to live in Britain if you're part of the Windrush generation - eligibility and how to apply
When and how to appeal against a visa, asylum or immigration decision - appeals to the immigration and asylum tribunal, administrative review, fees, forms, further submissions
Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Order a replacement registration or naturalisation certificate, or correct mistakes on a certificate - fees, application forms, address, supporting documents.
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
Apply for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights
You can no longer apply for a new electronic visa waiver (EVW). Find out what to do if you have an existing EVW
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
Apply to extend your Entrepreneur visa (Tier 1), bring your family.
Complain to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) about applications, appointments and decisions or follow up an existing complaint
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