Immigration and nationality

Summary

Getting free one-to-one advice about immigration issues is not easy. All advice services are busy. If you need more help than you can get from our advice guides and self-help tools, we explain how to try to find advice or a helpline.

Key information

• Chosen for you Citizenship and nationality What it means to be a British citizen, including the different ways you may qualify.  Chosen for you Immigration controls When do you need permission to come into, and stay in, the UK? What you can do if you would like family members to join you in Britain.  Chosen for you Asylum seekers and refugees Your rights to protection by the UK government because you have fled from another country because of fear of persecution.  Chosen for you Detention, removals and deportations How and when you can be detained when you come into the UK, and what happens if you are ordered to leave the country.  Chosen for you Working in the UK Rules on working in the UK for non-British citizens, including visa schemes and student work.  Chosen for you Housing rights for migrants Your rights to housing if you are a migrant.  Information Right to rent checks How to get ready to rent and deal with right to rent checks.  Chosen for you No recourse to public funds (NRPF) Find out if your immigration status allows you to access certain benefits and support from the government or local council. 
• Getting free one-to-one advice about immigration issues is not easy. All advice services are busy. If you need more help than you can get from our advice guides and self-help tools, we explain how to try to find advice or a helpline.

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