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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
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Jacobs on 24 November 2025.
Make arrangements to return home voluntarily if you're in the UK illegally or have claimed asylum by assisted return, voluntary return, AVR, VRS
You can get help to return to your home country if you do not have…
You can usually apply for help to return home (‘voluntary return’) if any…
Apply online for voluntary return. You’ll need: your address in the UK an…
Advice for people returning to the UK after working in an Ebola or Marburg virus affected area.
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
Sign in and send your Self Assessment tax return online.
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently.
How to do a VAT Return, pay your VAT bill, correct errors in your VAT Return, what to do if you're late with your return or payment.
Links to content about returning to work after a care-related career break – guidance for employers, toolkit for returners, and evaluation reports of specific schemes.
Guidance for reservists and their employers about what happens before, during and after mobilisation, applying to delay or cancel mobilisation, getting financial assistance, reservists' rights during redundancy
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