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The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.

• Concurrent and consecutive sentences

  If you’re sent to prison for 2 or more crimes, you’ll usually get a…

• Suspended prison sentences

  A suspended prison sentence is served in the community instead of in…

• Determinate prison sentences

  A determinate prison sentence is for a fixed length of time. It includes a…

• Indeterminate prison sentences

  An indeterminate prison sentence does not have a fixed length of time.…

• Life sentences

  If you’re found guilty of murder, a court must give you a life sentence. A…

• Sentences for children and young people under 18

  If you’re under 18 you’ll be treated differently to adults by a court. You…

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

• Overview

  A High Potential Individual (HPI) visa gives you permission to stay in the…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you must have…

• Knowledge of English

  You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you’ll need to…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  Before you apply, you must pay for Ecctis to check your qualification is…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa. Check…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a High Potential…

Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright

• Overview

  You can usually get permission to use someone else’s intellectual property…

• Trade marks

  To use an existing trade mark you should contact the current owner. Find…

• Patents

  Contact the owner of the patent to see if they’ll: license it to you sell…

• Copyright

  You can’t copy or use copyright material without permission. For example,…

• Designs

  To use a registered design you must contact the current owner and either…

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.

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.

VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.

Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’

Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply

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.