UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK Cookies on GOV.UK We use some essential cookies to make this website work. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time. View cookies UK Visas and Immigration UK Visas and Immigration Part of Home Office Visa application process – what you need to do Check if you need a UK visa Visit, work, study or settle in the UK Visas and immigration operational guidance Featured 11 March 2026 Correspondence Updates on the move to eVisas Information on the the move from physical immigration documents to eVisas. 16 March 2026 Collection UKVI support videos Videos to help you access UKVI services and to prove your immigration status online. 24 November 2025 News story No permission, no travel: UK set to enforce ETA scheme From February 2026, visitors will not be able to travel to the UK without advance permission. 22 July 2025 Collection Visa processing times Check how quickly you will receive a decision on your visa application. Service Check if you need a UK visa Use this tool to help you find the correct visa or permission to travel to the UK. Latest from UK Visas and Immigration Nationality forms guide 23 April 2026 Guidance Form AN: guidance 23 April 2026 Guidance Form B(OTA): guidance 23 April 2026 Guidance See all latest documents Subscriptions Get emails What we do UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is responsible for making millions of decisions every year about who has the right to visit or stay in the country, with a firm emphasis on national security and a culture of customer satisfaction for people who come here legally. UKVI is part of the Home Office Read more about what we do The following links open in a new tab Follow on (opens in new tab) Follow on (opens in new tab) Follow on (opens in new tab) Follow on (opens in new tab) Follow on (opens in new tab) Follow on Home Office in the Media blog (opens in new tab) Documents Services eVisas: access and use your online immigration status Get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK See all services Guidance and regulation Using the 'UK ETA' app 9 April 2026 Guidance Visa processing times: applications outside the UK 22 October 2025 Guidance See all guidance and regulation News and communications Updates on the move to eVisas 11 March 2026 Correspondence UK enforces digital permission to travel 24 February 2026 News story See all news and communications Research and statistics Migration transparency data 26 March 2026 Statistical data set Review of Tier 1 (General) settlement refusals 5 September 2022 Research and analysis See all research and statistics Policy papers and consultations Asylum: new Independent Appeals Body 20 April 2026 Open call for evidence UK visa fees 18 March 2026 Policy paper See all policy papers and consultations Transparency and freedom of information releases Visa fees transparency data 18 March 2026 Transparency data Online immigration status (eVisa): UKVI account creation data 25 February 2026 Transparency data See all transparency and freedom of information releases Our management Paul Morrison CBE Director General for Visas, Passports, Citizenship and Resettlement Services Contact UKVI Contact UK Visas and Immigration from outside or inside the UK Contact: Contact UK Visas and Immigration from outside or inside the UK Make a subject access request Contact: 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 Contact: Report an immigration crime Immigration Enforcement hotline 0300 123 7000 In an emergency, dial 999 and ask for the police. Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below. Freedom of Information requests Direct Communications Unit 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF United Kingdom Email foirequests@homeoffice.gov.uk Corporate information Complaints procedure Jobs and contracts Working for UKVI Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. Find out About our services Is this page useful? Maybe Thank you for your feedback Help us improve GOV.UK To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab