India in United Kingdom — Travel Sources
Passport requirements, consular services, travel advisories, and emergency contacts for India nationals traveling to United Kingdom — sourced from official government domains.
Key facts at a glance
- •The salary threshold for Assured Shorthold Tenancy is 250 GBP (GOV.UK)
- •Assured Shorthold Tenancy validity period: 1 May 2026 (GOV.UK)
- •The Asylum Support annual cost is £4 billion GBP (Home Office)
- •Council Tax processing takes 6 months (GOV.UK)
- •Council Tax processing takes 3 months (GOV.UK)
- •Council Tax processing takes 12 months (GOV.UK)
Extracted from 87 official pages across 5 government sources. Auto-updated daily.
Official Sources
- DVLA29 pages
- GOV.UK18 pages
- HCI London4 pages
- HCI London1 page
- Home Office35 pages
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Key Policy Facts
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Afghan Resettlement
- Number Of Afghans Resettled Since 2021
- 37,000
Britain has offered sanctuary to over 37,000 Afghans via its 2 resettlement schemes since 2021.
Assured Shorthold Tenancy
- Salary Threshold
- 250 GBP
- Validity Period
- 1 May 2026
A tenancy cannot be an AST if: the rent is less than £250 a year (less than £1,000 in London)
Source: GOV.UK — Private renting rights
On 1 May 2026, all assured shorthold tenancies will automatically become assured periodic tenancies (APTs).
Source: GOV.UK — Private renting rights
Asylum Claims
- Percentage Of Claims From Study Visas
- 95% %
- Increase In Asylum Claims Since 2021
- over 470%
- Reduction In Student Asylum Claims 2025
- 20%
- Total Claims Last 5 Years
- 133,760
- Increase Percentage Cameroon Sudan
- 330% %
- Increase Percentage
- 470% %
- Percentage Of Claims From Study Visas In System
- 13% %
- Total Asylum Claims Last 5 Years
- 133,760
- Increase Percentage Myanmar
- 1600% %
- Percentage Of Afghan Asylum Claims To Study Visas
- 95%
- Percentage Of Claims From Legal Routes
- 39%
Between 2021 and the year ending September 2025, the proportion of Afghan asylum claims to study visas issued was 95%.
Asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan rocketed by over 470% between 2021 and 2025.
the government has successfully reduced student asylum claims by 20% over the course of 2025.
In total, 133,760 people have claimed asylum after arriving legally in the past 5 years.
Claims in the year ending September 2025 by students from Cameroon and Sudan rose to more than 330% of the number in 2021.
By the year ending September 2025, asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan had risen to over 470% of their 2021 level.
those arriving on study visas still make up 13% of all claims in the system.
In total, 133,760 people have claimed asylum after arriving legally in the past 5 years.
applications by students from Myanmar soared sixteen-fold over the same period.
Between 2021 and the year ending September 2025, the proportion of Afghan asylum claims to study visas issued was 95%.
making up 39% of the 100,000 people who applied last year.
Asylum Support
- Annual Cost
- £4 billion GBP
Asylum support is currently costing more than £4 billion a year.
Cars Category B (passed Test Before 1 January 1997)
- Maximum Authorised Mass
- 8250 kg
You’re usually allowed to drive a vehicle and trailer combination up to 8,250kg maximum authorised mass ( MAM ).
Cars Category B (passed Test On Or After 1 January 1997)
- Additional Mass Disabled Equipment
- 750 kg
- Maximum Combined Mass
- 7000 kg
- Maximum Authorised Mass Petrol Diesel
- 3500 kg
- Maximum Authorised Mass Electric Hydrogen
- 4250 kg
If your electric or hydrogen vehicle has extra equipment for disabled passengers, it can have an additional MAM of 750kg.
The combined MAM of the vehicle and trailer must not exceed 7,000kg.
You can drive vehicles with up to 8 passenger seats with a maximum authorised mass ( MAM ) of: 3,500kg for petrol and diesel vehicles - this includes hybrid vehicles
4,250kg for electric or hydrogen vehicles - zero emission vehicles only
Consular Camp
- Event Date
- 14.03.2026
CONSULAR CAMP IN MILTON KEYNES ON 14.03.2026
Source: HCI London — HCI London Homepage
Council Housing Application
- Age Limit
- 18 years
You can apply if you’re 18 or over (some councils let you apply if you’re 16 or over).
Source: GOV.UK — Council housing
Council Tax
- Discount For Disabled Band Reduction
- 17 %
- Discount For Disabled People
- 17 %
- Processing Time For Exemption After Probate
- 6 months
- Full Time Student A Level Duration
- 3 months
- Discount For Disabled Lowest Band
- 17 %
- Empty Home Premium Duration
- 12 months
- Second Home Premium
- 2 times
- Full Time Student A Level Study Hours
- 12 hours/week
- Discount For Full Time Students
- 100 %
- Full Time Student Course Duration
- 1 year
- Under 20 A Level Study Hours
- 12 hours
- Discount For Severely Mentally Impaired With Others
- 50 %
- Required Documents For Disabled Discount
- certificate from a medical professional
- Empty Property Duration For 12 Months Exemption
- 12 months
- Under 20 Student Study Hours
- 12 hours
- Empty Property Duration For Premium
- 1 year
- Under 20 A Level Course Duration
- 3 months
- Probate Exemption Duration
- 6 months
- Under 20 Student Course Duration
- 3 months
- Full Time Student Course Study Hours
- 21 hours
- Discount Percentage Full Time Students
- 100 %
- Discount For Disabled Band Reduction Scheme
- 17 %
- Maximum Weekly Income Apprentice
- 195 GBP
- Discount For Severely Mentally Impaired With No Others
- 25 %
- Under 20 Course Duration
- 3 months
- Empty Home Premium
- 4 times
- Discount For Severely Mentally Impaired 50 Percent
- 50 %
If your home is already in the lowest band (Band A), you’ll get a 17% discount on your Council Tax bill instead.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If your home is already in the lowest band (Band A), you’ll get a 17% discount on your Council Tax bill instead.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
After probate is granted, you may be able to get a Council Tax exemption for another 6 months if the property is both: unoccupied still owned and in the name of the person who died
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months involve at least 12 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If your home is already in the lowest band (Band A), you’ll get a 17% discount on your Council Tax bill instead.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
You may not have to pay the premium for up to 12 months if: you recently received a grant of probate (or letters of administration) for the empty home.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
You can also be charged up to 2 times your normal Council Tax.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months involve at least 12 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
Households where everyone’s a full-time student do not have to pay Council Tax.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
To count as a full-time student, your course must: last at least 1 year involve at least 21 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
involve at least 12 hours study per week
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
There’ll be a 50% discount on the council tax bill if everyone else in your household is ‘disregarded’.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
you’ll need to: get a certificate to say you’re severely mentally impaired from a medical professional, such as your GP
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
You may not have to pay the premium for up to 12 months if: you recently received a grant of probate (or letters of administration) for the empty home
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
involve at least 12 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If your home has been empty for at least one year You can be charged additional Council Tax if your home has been empty for at least one year.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
After probate is granted, you may be able to get a Council Tax exemption for another 6 months if the property is both: unoccupied still owned and in the name of the person who died.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
To count as a full-time student, your course must: last at least 1 year involve at least 21 hours study per week.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
Households where everyone’s a full-time student do not have to pay Council Tax.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If your home is already in the lowest band (Band A), you’ll get a 17% discount on your Council Tax bill instead.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
you will not be paid more than £195 a week
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
You’ll get a 25% discount if you live with someone who qualifies as severely mentally impaired and either: there are no other adults in your household.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
If you study for a qualification up to A level and you’re under 20, your course must: last at least 3 months
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
You can be charged up to 4 times your normal Council Tax bill if your home has been empty for at least 10 years.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
There’ll be a 50% discount on the council tax bill if everyone else in your household is ‘disregarded’.
Source: GOV.UK — Council Tax
Data last updated: 6 days ago
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