UK Visas and Immigration

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government agency immigration authority

UK Visas and Immigration is the UK government agency responsible for managing visa applications, immigration control, and the administration of the country’s immigration system.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
UKVI 1
UKvisas 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
immigration authority ⓘ
abbreviation UK Visas and Immigration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UKVI
country United Kingdom ⓘ
follows Immigration Rules (United Kingdom) ⓘ
formedFrom UK Border Agency ⓘ
governs sponsor licence regime for education providers ⓘ
sponsor licence regime for employers ⓘ
handles family visas ⓘ
naturalisation applications ⓘ
settlement applications ⓘ
study visas ⓘ
visitor visas ⓘ
work visas ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
implements UK immigration policy ⓘ
UK visa rules ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
monitors compliance of visa sponsors ⓘ
operatesIn England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
oversees points-based immigration system ⓘ
parentOrganization Home Office ⓘ
partOf Home Office ⓘ
replaced UK Border Agency ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of the UK immigration system ⓘ
asylum applications ⓘ
citizenship applications ⓘ
enforcement of immigration rules ⓘ
immigration control ⓘ
issuing biometric residence permits ⓘ
managing visa application centres overseas ⓘ
sponsorship licensing ⓘ
visa applications ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
subjectTo oversight by the Home Secretary ⓘ
typeOfService asylum casework ⓘ
immigration services ⓘ
visa processing ⓘ
worksWith UK Border Force ⓘ
surface form: Border Force

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ
HM Passport Office ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UK Visas and Immigration → abbreviation → UK Visas and Immigration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UKVI
Immigration Rules (United Kingdom) → administeredBy → UK Visas and Immigration ⓘ
British Home Department → oversees → UK Visas and Immigration ⓘ
Home Office → oversees → UK Visas and Immigration ⓘ
subject surface form: UK Home Office
UK Border Agency → replaced → UK Visas and Immigration ⓘ
this entity surface form: UKvisas
UK Border Agency → replacedBy → UK Visas and Immigration ⓘ