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UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system.
The Home Office announced that visa-free nationalities outside of Europe will be able to apply for UK ETA starting 27 November 2024 and be able to use it to travel to the UK on 8 January 2025. While European visa-free nationalities may apply for it on 5 March 2025 and may use it to travel to the UK on 2 April 2025. [9]
These 2 changes reflect the UK Government's view that Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE should now be regarded as low-risk countries from a visa regime perspective and it is possible that, in future, nationals of these four countries will be classified as non-visa nationals (enabling them to visit and/or study in the UK without a visa for up to 6 ...
gov.uk (styled on the site as GOV.UK) is a United Kingdom public sector information website, created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services. The site launched as a beta on 31 January 2012, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] following on from the AlphaGov project.
Border Force – controls migration at ports and airports across the UK and overseas. HM Passport Office – provides passport and civil registration services in England and Wales. Immigration Enforcement – responsible for enforcing immigration law in the UK. UK Visas and Immigration – processes visa, asylum, and citizenship applications.
The government argued that the existing visa options are sufficient for international students in Scotland, and noted that, "Applying different immigration rules to different parts of the UK would complicate the immigration system, harming its integrity, and cause difficulties for employers with a presence in more than one part of the UK."
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The Government Gateway is an IT system developed to allow applicants to register for online services provided by the UK Government, such as obtaining a driving licence and HMRC self-assessment. [1] This replaced the old system of paper submissions.