VISA INFORMATION LIBRARY

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Plain-English introductions, general checklists and direct links to UK, EU and Irish government guidance. These pages help you research; they do not assess an individual case.

UK visa from India

Official starting points for UK visa applications, fees, biometrics and approved TB clinics in India.

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Visitor visa

General UK Standard Visitor visa requirements, supporting document checklist and official GOV.UK application links.

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Student visa

General UK Student visa eligibility, CAS and financial evidence checklist with official GOV.UK sources.

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Skilled Worker visa

UK Skilled Worker visa guidance covering sponsorship, salary, English, documents, fees, maintenance, dependants and inside or outside UK applications.

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Family visa

Use the UK Family visa information centre to compare partner, parent and child routes, temporary family visits and work or study dependant categories.

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Dependant routes

General guidance for partners and children applying as dependants of UK work or study visa holders.

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EU Settlement Scheme

General EU Settlement Scheme eligibility, late application and joining family member information with GOV.UK links.

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Extensions and switching

General information about extending or switching UK immigration permission before it expires, with official GOV.UK links.

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Schengen short-stay visa

General Schengen short-stay visa information, application location, documents, fees and official European Commission sources.

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France visa from the UK

General France Schengen visa guidance for UK residents, including the main-destination rule, documents, fees, appointment steps and official France-Visas links.

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Spain visa from the UK

General Spain Schengen visa guidance for UK residents, covering destination responsibility, documents, application timing, fees and official Spanish consular links.

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Italy visa from the UK

General Italy Schengen visa guidance for UK residents, including destination responsibility, tourism documents, appointment steps and official consular sources.

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Germany visa from the UK

General Germany Schengen visa guidance for UK residents, covering visa need, documents, appointment process and official German Embassy sources.

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Netherlands visa from the UK

General Netherlands Schengen visa guidance for UK residents with tourism, family and business checklist links from NetherlandsWorldwide.

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Schengen tourist visa

General Schengen tourist visa document checklist covering itinerary, accommodation, funds, insurance and the responsible destination.

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Schengen family visit

General Schengen family and friends visit checklist covering host evidence, relationship, accommodation, funds and itinerary.

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Schengen business visa

General short-stay Schengen business visa checklist for meetings, conferences and permitted temporary business visits.

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Ireland short-stay visa

General Republic of Ireland short-stay C visa information, documents and official Irish Immigration Service sources.

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