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Get help and extra support when dealing with HMRC if you have additional needs - for example you have a disability or health condition, if English is not your first language or if you’re experiencing domestic abuse or financial hardship.

• Help you can get

  You can get extra support if your health condition or personal…

• If you cannot use a telephone and need a different way to contact HMRC

  There are other ways to contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) than by…

• If you need information in a different format

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) information is available in accessible…

• If you need help filling in forms

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can help you with filling in forms. You…

• If you need more time because of your circumstances

  In certain circumstances, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can give you an…

• If you need information in another language

  You can use a friend or family member as an interpreter when you phone HM…

• If you need someone to talk to HMRC for you

  If you find it difficult to deal with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…

Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments

• Overview

  Your employer can ask you to stay at home or take unpaid leave if there’s…

• Guarantee pay

  Rate and length of statutory lay-off pay You’re entitled to guarantee pay…

• Applying for redundancy

  You could apply for redundancy and claim redundancy pay if you’ve been…

• Extra work or claiming benefits

  You can take on another job while you’re laid off or on short-time (unless…

Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.

• Overview

  You must apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa if: you’ve been…

• Eligibility

  You need all of the following to be eligible for the creative category:…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply, you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…

• Apply

  Read the full guidance before you apply. Apply from outside the UK You…

• Your partner and children

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

• Extend your visa

  You can apply to extend your Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa. You…

• Creative Worker visa concession

  You can enter the UK without applying for a visa in advance if you: have a…

FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 9 September 2024

Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members

The King's Awards for Enterprise - how to enter, online entry forms, guidance notes, deadline, nominations, award categories.

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

Find out about buying a home through shared ownership. Read about who can apply, costs, paying rent, buying more shares and repairing and selling your home.

Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 12 December 2024