Coronavirus and the UK immigration system (as of 29 June 2020)

If you are in the UK and your leave expires between 24 January 2020 and 31 July 2020

If you are applying to stay in the UK long-term

You can apply from the UK to switch to a long-term UK visa until 31 July 2020 if your leave expires between 24 January 2020 and 31 July 2020. This includes applications where you would usually need to apply for a visa from your home country.

You can also apply from the UK if your leave expires after 31 July 2020 but you urgently need to make a new application, for example to start a new job or course of study, and cannot leave the UK to make an application from overseas. This includes applications to switch into a different work route or to change jobs in the same route using a new Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

You will need to meet the requirements of the route you’re applying for and pay the UK application fee.