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• Right to work in the UK

  Information about right to work in the UK. Check if you have the right to work in the UK and how you can prove you have the right to work.

• Right to reside in the UK

  Right to reside in the UK Check you have the ‘right to reside’ for housing

• If you've recently moved to the UK

  If you've recently moved to the UK Showing habitual residence to get help with housing

• Deportation and living in the UK illegally

  Information about deportation and living in the UK illegally. Find out your options if you're living in the UK illegally and what to do if you're deported.

• If you're going to be deported from the UK

  Your rights to appeal being deported from the UK and how to leave voluntarily

• Your options if you're in the UK illegally

  How to get British citizenship or a legal immigration status if you're living in the UK illegally

• If your child is living in the UK illegally

  How to get your child a legal immigration status, such as British citizenship or ‘discretionary leave to remain’, if they are under 18 and living in the UK illegally.

• Proving your right to work in the UK

  Find out what you need to show your employer to prove your right to work in the UK. Check what to do if you’ve been dismissed or lost a job offer after your employer checked your right to work.

• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Check how to show you’re habitually resident, pass the ‘past presence test’ or pass the ‘3-month living in test

• Staying in the UK on a visa without your partner

  If you’re in the UK as a dependant on your partner’s visa, you’ll need to check your eligibility to stay in the UK and apply for a new visa if you can. If you’re not eligible to stay in the UK you might have to leave.