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.How do I read / print these forms and leaflets?

These forms and leaflets are stored in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To read them on screen and print them out, the Adobe Acrobat Reader program is required which can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website.

If you encounter any problems downloading the forms / information leaflets, please contact the Joint Entry Clearance Unit for further help: tel: 020 7238 3838; email: visas.foruk@fco.gov.uk

Which forms do I need?

If you wish to apply for an entry clearance you should fill in form IM2A, and related forms if applicable: the guidance leaflets listed below give full details as to which forms you should complete. You should also check with the nearest British Mission whether or not they are able to process your category of application. If they cannot, they will advise you where to apply.

• IM2A - to be completed by ALL applicants (31K)

• IM2B - application for settlement (10K)

• IM2C - Persons applying for permit-free employment; work permit holders; businessmen and self-employed persons; investors; innovators; retired persons of independent means. (7K)

• IM2D - confirmation of the right of abode; certificate of entitlement to the right of abode; persons applying for an entry clearance because of United Kingdom ancestry. (See leaflet INF5) (7K)

• IM2E - persons previously refused entry clearance at a United Kingdom diplomatic mission or post overseas; persons previously refused leave to enter on arrival in the United Kingdom. (7K)

• IM2F - to be used where applicants require more space to give answers to questions 10 and 20 on form IM2A (6K)

• IM2G - application for a direct airside transit visa (12K)

• IM2S - persons applying as students (12K)

Which guidance leaflets should I read?

The guidance leaflets explaining the rules and procedures for applicants (and sponsors) are listed below. Please consult any leaflets which may be relevant to your application.

• INF 1 - UK Visa Requirements (35K)

• INF 2 - Visiting the UK - UK Visa Requirements (36K)

• INF 3 - Information for students (15K)

• INF 4 - How to settle in the UK (19K)

• INF 5 - Information for returning residents and for Commonwealth citizens with a grandparent born in the UK (15K)

• INF 6 - Information for sponsors of visitors (16K)

• INF 7 - Information on right of abode in the UK (14K)

• INF 8 - Information about admission to the UK for employment or as a dependant of someone coming for employment

• INF 9 - Information about admission to the UK to set up in business, to be self-employed, be an investor, be a retired person of independent means, or be a dependant of someone coming in one of these categories (17K)

• INF 10 - Information about admission to the UK for medical treatment (16K)

• INF 11 - Information for working holidaymakers (Commonwealth citizens only) and au pairs (16K)

• INF 12 - Information for EEA nationals and their family members (16K)

• INF 13 - Information for those wishing to transit through the UK (17K)

• INF 14 - Information for Innovators (Immigration & Nationality Directorate website)

Pilot scheme for innovators

On 25 July 2000, the United Kingdom Government announced a pilot scheme aimed at entrepreneurs with new and creative ideas who want to set up a business in the United Kingdom. The pilot scheme will run for two years from 4 September 2000 until 4 September 2002. This is a new category designed to attract and select entrepreneurs whose business proposals will lead to exceptional economic benefits to the United Kingdom. It is open to people who have plans to set up businesses, especially in the areas of science and technology, including e-commerce. For further information, please refer to the Immigration & Nationality Directorate website.

Students should also consult the British Council guidance note: 'Preparing for entry clearance: A guide for international students coming to study in the UK' (PDF file, 336K).

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