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The official tool tells you whether you need a visa, an ETA or nothing, based on your nationality and the reason for your trip or move.
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UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
Decides visa, settlement and citizenship applications and manages eVisas for people coming to or living in the UK.
Part of: Home Office
Contact
Contact UK Visas and Immigration from outside or inside the UK
- Contact form
- gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk
Make a subject access request
Find out how to see the personal information that UK Visas and Immigration holds about you.
Report an immigration crime
In an emergency, dial 999 and ask for the police.
- Phone · Immigration Enforcement hotline
- 0300 123 7000
- Contact form
- gov.uk/report-immigration-crime
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Related procedures
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
Visitors who do not need a visa, including EU citizens, need an ETA to travel to the UK. It is not a permit to live or work here.
Tuberculosis (TB) test for visa applicants
If you are coming for more than 6 months from certain countries, you need a TB test at an approved clinic before applying.
Immigration health surcharge (IHS)
Most visa applicants pay the IHS as part of the visa application. It gives access to the NHS in the same way as residents.
eVisa: view and prove your immigration status
Your immigration status is now digital. Create a UKVI account to access your eVisa and get share codes for employers, landlords and others.
Update your UKVI account details
Keep your UKVI account up to date when you change passport, name, phone, email or address, so your eVisa and share codes work and you are not delayed at the border.
Graduate visa
Lets you stay in the UK for at least 18 months after successfully completing an eligible UK degree or course on a Student visa. You must apply from inside the UK.
Health and Care Worker visa
For qualified doctors, nurses, health professionals and adult social care professionals with a job offer from an approved UK employer in the NHS, an NHS supplier or adult social care.
Youth Mobility Scheme visa
Lets young people from certain countries live and work in the UK for up to 2 years. The age limit is 18 to 30 or 18 to 35 depending on your nationality.
Global Talent visa
For leaders or potential leaders in academia or research, arts and culture, or digital technology. Most people need an endorsement first; winners of an eligible prize can apply directly.
EU Settlement Scheme
For EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members who were living in the UK by 31 December 2020, and eligible joining family members.
Indefinite leave to remain (settlement)
After a qualifying period on certain visas you can apply to settle permanently. Most routes require the Life in the UK test.
Become a British citizen
Apply for naturalisation once you meet the residence requirements, then attend a citizenship ceremony.
Prove your right to work
Employers must check that you can work in the UK before you start. If you have an eVisa, you give them a share code.
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Contact data source: GOV.UK, Open Government Licence v3.0, updated 12 October 2026.