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UK visa resources
Everything you need to prepare a United Kingdom visa application — route guides, requirements, documents, fees and processing times. Choose the kind of help you need below.
134 guides · 35 guidance pages · UK-specific throughout · All UK visa information
What kind of help do you need?
Each section below drills down into topics, then into the individual guide — so you only ever see the level of detail you need.
- Visa guidesRoute-by-route guides to every UK visa — who each one is for, what you need and how to apply.140 resources
- The application processWhat to check before you start a United Kingdom visa application, how to make it and what happens once a decision is made.23 resources
- Documents, forms & checklistsThe documents each route asks for, the evidence behind them and ready-made checklists and letter templates.30 resources
- Fees & processing timesWhat a UK visa costs, what else you have to pay for, and how long a decision takes.18 resources
- After you apply & after arrivalYour visa conditions, extending or switching route, and settling into life in the UK.27 resources
- FAQsStraight answers to the questions UK visa applicants ask most.Explore
- Immigration news & policy updatesRule changes and announcements affecting UK visa applications — updated as they happen.34 updates
Most popular UK resources
The pages UK applicants open first.
- Standard Visitor visaVisa route
- Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)Visa route
- Skilled Worker visaVisa route
- Student visaVisa route
- UK visa and ETA feesGuidance
- UK visa processing timesGuidance
Recent updates
Rule changes and announcements. Guides on this page are evergreen — anything time-sensitive lives in the news pillar.
- The United Kingdoms half-term holidays are in jeopardy due to Spains restriction on EU travel plans
- UK Ends The Golden Visa Investor Programme
- UK Government Unveils Plan to Reduce Legal Migration
Information you can trust
Our guides and updates are written by our editorial team, reviewed against the official immigration sources we link to on every page, and revised when the rules change. We are an independent information service — not a government department.
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