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Guidance for those affected by changes to UK immigration and borders due to coronavirus.
These documents relate to the Nationality and Borders Bill 2022 which received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
UK Visas and Immigration now manages applications for people who want to visit, work, study or settle in the UK. Previously, this was part of UKBA (UK Border Agency) which closed in 2013.
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK. Border Force is part of the Home Office .
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration monitors and reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of the immigration, asylum, nationality and customs functions carried out by the Home Secretary and by officials and others on their behalf. The Chief...
This hub brings together information from across government to help provide industry with the tools needed to innovate at the border.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Guidance for businesses on OPSS border controls.
Find out the different ways that customs approved border locations can be operated in the UK. A border location can be either a wharf, airport or rail terminal.
Factsheet giving details of the measures contained in the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Find how to make sure you pay the right tax on purchases of land and property that fall in more than one tax jurisdiction.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
Recordings and videos that outline in more technical detail the new rules for moving goods to and from the EU.
The UK Border Expert Advisory Group (EAG), established in September 2021, has been set up to provide external challenge to the government on border design, acting as a ‘critical friend’ with a unique insight as to how proposals impact users.
Border Security will be at the heart of the Government’s reset with Europe, the Prime Minister will tell world leaders at a major European summit tomorrow.
Technical information for IT specialists who are helping general aviation and maritime clients to transfer data into the e-Borders system.
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