UK VISAS

Asylum

Claiming asylum as a refugee, the asylum process and support

EU, EEA and Commonwealth

EEA family permits, UK residence cards, UK Ancestry visas

• Apply for a derivative residence card
• Apply for a UK residence card
• Apply for an EEA family permit
• Prove you have right of abode in the UK
• Prove your right to live in the UK as an EU citizen
• UK Ancestry visa
• Working in the UK as a Croatian national

Family visas

Visiting the UK for 6 months or more, including visas for partners (eg spouse) and family members

• Apply to join family living permanently in the UK
• Apply to remain in the UK with family
• Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies
• UK Ancestry visa
• Visas when you separate or divorce

Immigration appeals and legal advice

Appeal against a visa, settlement or asylum decision, legal advice

Manage your application

Visa processing times, biometric information, premium services, report a change

• Cancel your visa, immigration or citizenship application
• Contact UK Visas and Immigration from inside the UK
• Contact UK Visas and Immigration from outside the UK
• Get a biometric residence permit (BRP)
• Get your visa, immigration or citizenship documents back
• Report a change of circumstances if you have a visa or BRP
• Transfer your visa to a new passport
• Tuberculosis tests for visa applicants
• Visa fees
• Visa premium service centres
• Visa processing times
• Replace a biometric residence permit



Settle in the UK

Get indefinite leave to remain (ILR)

• Apply for a Returning Resident visa
• Apply to settle in the UK
• Get a biometric residence permit (BRP)
• Life in the UK Test
• Prove your knowledge of English for citizenship and settling
• Return home voluntarily if you're in the UK unlawfully
• Settlement: refugee or humanitarian protection

Sponsor workers or students

YLicences and certificates of sponsorship for employers and universities and colleges

• Apply for a Tier 4 sponsor licence
• UK visa sponsorship for employers
• UK visa sponsorship management system

Stateless

Stay in the UK if you're stateless, Home Office travel documents

Student visas

Student visitor and Tier 4 visas for students

• Student Visitor visa
• Tier 4 (Child) student visa
• Tier 4 (General) student visa

Tourist and short stay visas

Visiting the UK for up to 6 months

• Business Visitor visa
• Child Visitor visa
• Entertainer Visitor visa
• Family Visitor visa
• General Visitor visa
• Marriage Visitor visa
• Parent of a Child at School visa
• Permitted Paid Engagement visa
• Private Medical Treatment Visitor visa
• Prospective Entrepreneur visa
• Sports Visitor visa
• Student Visitor visa
• Visit the UK in a Chinese tour group

Transit visas

In transit through the UK: airside, landside or the common travel area

• Visa to pass through the UK in transit

Work visas

Paid and voluntary work visas (eg Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 5)

• Check a biometric residence permit
• Domestic Workers in a Private Household visa
• Get an exempt vignette
• Representative of an Overseas Business visa
• Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa
• Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa
• Tier 1 (General) visa
• Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visa
• Tier 1 (Investor) visa
• Tier 2 (General) visa
• Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa
• Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) visa
• Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa
• Tier 2 Priority Service
• Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Charity Worker) visa
• Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Creative and sporting) visa
• Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Government Authorised Exchange) visa
• Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - International Agreement) visa
• Tier 5 (Temporary Worker - Religious Worker) visa
• Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) visa
• Turkish Businessperson visa
• Turkish Worker visa
• UK Ancestry visa
• UK visa sponsorship for employers
• UK visa sponsorship management system
• Working in the UK as a Croatian national