Want to live and work in the UK? The Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) gives talented applicants the opportunity to immigrate to the UK.

Free Eligibility Assessment

Work Permit Visa UK

Planning on working for a company in the UK? The Work Permit allows skilled employees to work for a company based in the UK.

Free Eligibility Assessment

Worker Registration UK

Accession 8 National in the UK? You may be covered by this scheme if you want to work in the UK for more than one month.

Free Eligibility Assessment

Business Visa UK

Want to run a business in the UK? The Business Visa encourages successful business people to settle in the UK and develop new or existing businesses.

Free Eligibility Assessment

Family Visa UK

Want to be closer to your family? Under the Family class Visa, UK citizens and permanent residents can sponsor family members.

Free Eligibility Assessment

Partner Visa UK

Want to join your partner/spouse in the UK? The UK Partner Visa is for people who want to come to the UK to join their partner or marry their UK fiancé.

Free Eligibility Assessment

Student Visa UK

Want to study in the UK? The Student Visa allows overseas nationals to take advantage of a UK education and even work part-time.

Free Eligibility Assessment

Visitor Visa UK

Want to travel to the UK? The UK Visitor Visa allows people to travel to the UK to sightsee or visit family and friends.

Free Eligibility Assessment

Ancestry Visa UK

Grandparents born in UK? This visa is for people who want to live and work in the UK and can prove their UK ancestry.

Free Eligibility Assessment

History

The UK has a rich history. This small island nation, which used to have an empire covering nearly a quarter of the global landmass - the largest empire in the history of the world - has also experienced many military invasions: Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans have all made successful conquests. As a result, the British have a very mixed ethnicity, and English is a language that is made up of many different tongues: Anglo-Saxon, Viking Norse, Norman French, Latin, Greek, and even more unexpected ones such as Hindi and Arabic.

Today, the United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, whilst not part of the UK, are nontheless British territory. People sometimes thus refer to the "United Kingdom and Islands".