Start with the problem
UK immigration help centre
You do not need to know a visa name. Choose the situation you are dealing with and find the official process, immediate checks and common risks.
These pages organise public information and official links. They do not diagnose a case, calculate a deadline or replace urgent regulated advice.
Problem area
Applications
My UK visa decision is delayed
How to check the published service standard, recognise when a case is outside it and use the correct UKVI contact route.
See what to check first →I need my passport back during an application
How the official document-return process differs by application location and why a request can sometimes affect the application.
See what to check first →Problem area
Digital status
My eVisa details are wrong
The official distinction between updating account details and reporting an error in the immigration status displayed.
See what to check first →I have a new passport—what should I update?
Why the passport used for travel should be linked to the UKVI account before the journey.
See what to check first →How do I prove my right to work?
How an online share code, employer check and document-based alternatives fit together.
See what to check first →Problem area
Decisions
My UK visa was refused—what should I check first?
A decision-letter-first approach to identifying whether the stated remedy is administrative review, appeal, a new application or something else.
See what to check first →Administrative review or immigration appeal?
The structural difference between checking a caseworking error and asking an independent tribunal to decide an appealable matter.
See what to check first →Problem area
Work
I want to change jobs on a Skilled Worker visa
When a different employer, occupation code or material sponsored-role change can require a new application before starting the new work.
See what to check first →I am a sponsored worker facing redundancy
The employment, sponsorship and immigration questions to separate immediately after redundancy or dismissal.
See what to check first →My employer’s sponsor licence is suspended or revoked
What sponsored workers should verify when their employer’s licence status changes.
See what to check first →Problem area
Study
I want to switch from Student permission to work
How course-completion timing, job sponsorship and inside-UK switching rules interact.
See what to check first →Do I need an ATAS certificate?
A starting point for checking whether a sensitive postgraduate subject requires Academic Technology Approval Scheme clearance.
See what to check first →Problem area
Children
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Family
My relationship ended while I have a partner visa
The immediate reporting, safety and immigration questions after separation or relationship breakdown.
See what to check first →Immigration help after domestic abuse
A safe starting point for people whose partner-based status and relationship may fall within domestic-abuse provisions.
See what to check first →My sponsoring partner has died
The specialist settlement route and immediate evidence questions for certain bereaved partners.
See what to check first →Problem area
Travel
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Status
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Settlement
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Evidence
My documents are not in English or Welsh
Why a complete verifiable translation may be required and why translation standards are route-specific.
See what to check first →Do I need a tuberculosis test for my UK visa?
How country of residence, intended stay and specified exemptions determine whether an approved-clinic certificate is needed.
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