Clear guidance for every major UK immigration pathway.

Tourism, business visits, family visits and short courses, normally up to 6 months.

For people coming to marry or register a civil partnership without settling immediately.

Short expert engagements for eligible professionals.

For certain travellers passing through the UK.

For travellers who may not need a visa but need permission or status checks.

Main route for higher education, colleges and eligible courses with a CAS.

For children studying at independent schools in the UK.

For English language courses lasting more than 6 months and up to 11 months.

Post-study work route for eligible UK graduates.

Main sponsored work route for eligible jobs and licensed sponsors.

Sponsored route for eligible health and adult social care roles.

For eligible jobs with approved scale-up sponsors, with route-specific conditions.

Global Business Mobility route for intra-company assignments.

Global Business Mobility route for graduate training programmes.

For overseas businesses expanding to the UK.

For contractual service suppliers under eligible trade agreements.

For workers seconded under high-value contracts or investments.

For leaders or potential leaders in academia, research, arts, culture or digital technology.

For endorsed founders building innovative, viable and scalable businesses.

For graduates of eligible top global universities.

Temporary work and living route for eligible nationalities and ages.

Ballot-based youth mobility route for eligible Indian citizens.

For eligible Commonwealth citizens with a UK-born grandparent.

Temporary creative sector work with sponsorship.

Unpaid voluntary work for a charity with sponsorship.

Temporary religious work with sponsorship.

Work covered by international law or treaty obligations.

Approved work experience, training, research or fellowship schemes.

Temporary seasonal work in eligible sectors.

Elite sportspeople and coaches with endorsement and sponsorship.

Religious leadership roles with sponsorship.

For eligible domestic workers accompanying employers to the UK.

For partners of British citizens, settled persons or eligible sponsors.

For people coming to marry or enter a civil partnership and then switch.

For eligible parents with a qualifying child in the UK.

For children joining or remaining with eligible parents.

For adults needing long-term personal care from family in the UK.

For people with qualifying residence or private life ties in the UK.

For eligible partners whose British or settled partner has died.

For eligible partners whose relationship broke down because of domestic abuse.

For eligible British National Overseas citizens and family members.

For people with the legal right to live in the UK without immigration restrictions.

For people who previously had indefinite leave and want to return.

For people proving historical lawful status or replacing old evidence.

For eligible members and family of HM Armed Forces.

For eligible EU, EEA, Swiss citizens and family members.

For eligible people not yet qualifying for settled status.

For eligible family members joining someone under the EUSS.

For eligible workers living outside the UK but working in the UK.

For people seeking protection as refugees.

For eligible people on protection routes applying for settlement.

For eligible Ukrainians and family members under current schemes.

For eligible family members of people with refugee status or humanitarian protection.

Settlement after qualifying routes such as work, family or protection.

Settlement based on qualifying long lawful residence.

Family route settlement after the relevant qualifying period.

Skilled Worker and other qualifying work route settlement.

Citizenship after ILR or settled status, subject to residence and good character rules.

Citizenship registration routes for eligible children and adults.

Challenge eligible caseworking errors in certain immigration decisions.

Appeal routes where a legal right of appeal exists.

Where the right approach may be a stronger new application.

Urgent assessment where current status or deadlines are uncertain.