India in United Kingdom — Visa & Immigration Sources
Visa types, applications, work permits, residence permits for India nationals in United Kingdom — sourced from official government domains.
Key facts at a glance
- •Languagecert Esol Selt 4-skills Result validity period: 2 years (UKVI)
- •Secure English Language Test (selt) validity period: 2 years (UKVI)
- •Evisa share code validity: 90 days (UKVI)
- •Indefinite Leave To Remain processing takes 12 months (UKVI)
- •Indefinite Leave To Remain validity period: 4 years (UKVI)
- •Asylum Claim processing takes 60 working days (UKVI)
Extracted from 99 official pages across 4 government sources. Auto-updated daily.
Official Sources
- HCI London5 pages
- Home Office38 pages
- UKVI55 pages
- VFS Global UK1 page
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Key Policy Facts
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Expired Biometric Residence Card (brc)
- Test Limit
- 24 months
You must take your test no later than 24 months after the expiry date shown on the card, or until 31 December 2026, whichever is sooner.
Expired Biometric Residence Permit (brp)
- Test Limit
- 24 months
You must take your test no later than 24 months after the expiry date shown on the card, or until 31 December 2026, whichever is sooner.
English Language Test Booking
- Booking Timeframe
- 28 days
You should be able to take a test within 28 days of booking, but it may not always be at the location nearest to you.
Languagecert Esol Selt 4-skills Result
- Validity Period
- 2 years
If you already held a LANGUAGECERT ESOL SELT 4-skills result this remains valid for 2 years.
Languagecert Esol Selt 4-skills Test
- Replacement Date
- 6 July 2025
From 6 July 2025 the LANGUAGECERT ESOL SELT 4-skills test was replaced by the LANGUAGECERT Academic SELT and LANGUAGECERT General SELT tests.
Secure English Language Test (selt)
- Validity Period
- 2 years
Test results are valid for 2 years from the date the test is awarded.
Visa - International Students
- New Rating System Start Date
- summer 2027
- Net Migration Decrease
- 74 %
- Students Contacted Due To Expiry
- 306000
- Economic Contribution
- 37 billion GBP
- Asylum Claims Decrease
- 30 %
- Course Completion Rate
- 90 %
- Course Enrolment Rate
- 95 %
- Visa Refusal Rate
- 5 %
- Net Migration Reduction
- 74 %
- Students Contacted
- 306000
- Economic Contribution
- 37 billion GBP
- Course Completion Rate
- 90 %
- Course Enrolment Rate
- 95 %
- Visa Refusal Rate
- 5 %
But from summer 2027, a new traffic light rating system will make clear to regulators, and the public, which institutions are recruiting responsibly.
under which net migration has now fallen by 74%.
Since last summer, the Home Office has contacted 306,000 students whose visas are due to expire.
International students bring significant economic and soft power benefits, contributing £37 billion in export earnings.
Student asylum claims are down 30% in the last year.
Course completion rate: must reach at least 90% (previously 85%)
Course enrolment rate: must reach at least 95% (previously 90%)
Visa refusal rate: must remain below 5% (previously 10%)
These measures form part of the government’s broader drive to restore order and control to the immigration system - under which net migration has now fallen by 74%.
Since last summer, the Home Office has contacted 306,000 students whose visas are due to expire.
International students bring significant economic and soft power benefits, contributing £37 billion in export earnings.
Course completion rate: must reach at least 90% (previously 85%)
Course enrolment rate: must reach at least 95% (previously 90%)
Visa refusal rate: must remain below 5% (previously 10%)
Evisa
- Share Code Validity
- 90 days
A share code is valid for 90 days.
Indefinite Leave To Remain
- Processing Time
- 12 months
- Validity Period
- 4 years
To apply for citizenship, you must usually have been living in the UK for at least 12 months after being granted indefinite leave.
If you’re a Swiss citizen with settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you and your family members can spend up to 4 years in a row outside the UK, Ireland or the Crown Dependencies before your leave automatically ends.
Asylum Claim
- Processing Time
- 60 working days
The completed form must reach us within 60 working days from the date your claim for asylum was made.
Electronic Travel Authorisation (eta)
- Issued Etas
- 24.8 million
Almost 25 million (24.8 million) ETAs have been issued since their introduction.
Egates
- Number Of Egates
- 290
- Start Date
- 8 July 2026
- Estimated Additional Eligibility
- 1.5 million
- Height Requirement
- 120 cm
- Age Limit
- 8 and 9 years
covering more than 290 eGates in UK and juxtaposed ports
The expanded access is set to begin from Wednesday 8 July 2026
an estimated 1.5 million more children will be eligible to pass through eGates
who are at least 120cm (3ft 11in) tall and accompanied by an adult will become eligible
Access to UK eGates expanding to children aged 8 and 9 years.
Tuberculosis Testing For Visa
- Eligibility Criteria
- returning resident and you’ve been away for more than 2 years
a returning resident and you’ve been away for more than 2 years
Police Interventions
- Increase Percentage
- 77 %
and a 77% increase in police interventions under this government
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
Arrests For Illegal Working
- Increase Percentage
- 83 %
Immigration control measures to combat illegal working have reached levels unprecedented in British history, with an 83% increase in arrests
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
Illegal Migrants Deported
- Increase Percentage
- 31 %
- Deported Since Uk Government
- 60,000 people
an increase of 31%
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
Nearly 60,000 illegal migrants and foreign criminals have been sent back or deported since this UK government came to power
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
Gao Unit
- Future Personnel
- 30 people
- Current Personnel
- 18 people
the number of personnel in this unit will be increased to 30 in order to intensify the fight against smuggling networks in the northern zone
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
this unit, the GAO, composed of 18 people, led to the arrest of 480 smugglers in 2025
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
Uk-france Agreement
- Personnel Increase Percentage
- 53 %
- Current Personnel Deployed
- 907 people
- Additional Funding
- £161 million GBP
- Investment Amount
- £500 million GBP
this new partnership provides for a 53% increase in the workforce
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
currently, 907 people are deployed on the ground and have prevented 42,000 crossing attempts since the 2024 UK elections
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
a further £161 million (€187 million) will fund new actions based on their impact on crossing prevention
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
Under the new partnership, £500 million (€580 million) will be invested to strengthen the control system in northern France
Source: Home Office — News - Immigration Policy Announcement
Scale-up Worker Visa
- Processing Time
- 3 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
Returning Resident Visa
- Processing Time
- 3 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
Minister Of Religion Visa
- Processing Time
- 3 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
International Sportsperson Visa
- Processing Time
- 3 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
British National (overseas) Visa
- Processing Time
- 12 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
Uk Expansion Worker Visa
- Processing Time
- 3 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
Service Supplier Visa
- Processing Time
- 3 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
Representative Of An Overseas Business Visa
- Processing Time
- 3 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
Senior Or Specialist Worker Visa
- Processing Time
- 3 weeks
Processing times are based on the current volume of visa applications. The processing times are different if you paid for a faster decision.
Data last updated: 7 Aug 2026
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Home Office
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UKVI
Visa - ETA Scheme Enforcement · Visa - UK ETA Application · Asylum - Children Statement of Evidence · Student Visa · Graduate Visa · Family Visa · Visa - Innovator, Founder and Scale-up Visas · Indefinite Leave to Remain · Residency - Indefinite Leave to Remain · Health and Care Worker visa · Visa - Visitor Visa Application · Visa - eVisa Updates · Tax - Paying Tax in the UK · Immigration - Operational Guidance · Visa - Tuberculosis Test for Visa · Visa - Online Immigration Status · Visa - Regulations · Residency - Family Life Considerations · Global Talent visa · Innovator Founder visa · Education - English Language Proficiency · Visa - What You Need to Do · Visa - Visas and Immigration · Visa - Country Returns Guide · Visa - EU Settlement Scheme Guidance · Work Permit - Register of Licensed Sponsors · Healthcare - Tuberculosis Testing for Visa · Citizenship - General Information · Driving - eGates Eligibility · Visa - Immigration Bill · Visa - Digital Permission to Travel · Visa - International Students · Visa - Electronic Travel Authorisation · Standard Visitor Visa · Visa - Visa Requirements for Carriers · Scale-up Worker visa · Visa - Tier 1 General Settlement Refusals · Visa - Visa Processing Times · Visa - UKVI Support Videos · Skilled Worker Visa · Asylum - Independent Appeals Body · Visa - Tier 1 Entrepreneur Guidance · Education - Education in the UK · Housing - Finding a Place to Live · Visa - Visa Fees Transparency · Asylum - Information Booklet · Visa - Processing Times · Citizenship - Application to Register as British Citizen · Visa - Deportation Guidance · Visa - General Information · Visa - Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) · Visa - eVisa Information · Work Permit - General Information · Driving - Driving in the UK · British Citizenship
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