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ImmigrationGPT gives information about UK immigration, not advice on your own case. It is independent and not part of the Home Office. Under section 84 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 only regulated advisers and lawyers can give immigration advice; for your own case, find a regulated solicitor.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, including GOV.UK guidance and the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.

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Ask a UK immigration question in your own words

Inky, the ImmigrationGPT AI, answers from GOV.UK guidance and the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, in plain English, and marks the source of each line.

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Ask Inky. It writes down what GOV.UK says.

It is an AI, not a person or an adviser. It gives information, not immigration advice.

Press Search to see matching sponsors, jobs and questions. Then ask Inky for a written answer with its sources.

Without an account you get 10 free answers every 30 days. A free account gives you 30 every 30 days.

Ask a question

Free with an account: 30 answers every 30 days, saved in your history.

Try a question

Each one opens an answer from Inky and uses one of your free answers.Each one opens a chat with Inky, with the question filled in. You need a free account to send it.

  • What is the minimum salary for a Skilled Worker visa?What is the minimum salary for a Skilled Worker visa?
  • Is Tesco a licensed visa sponsor?Is Tesco a licensed visa sponsor?
  • How long does a spouse visa application take?How long does a spouse visa application take?
  • What happens if my employer’s sponsor licence is revoked?What happens if my employer’s sponsor licence is revoked?
  • Can you switch from a Graduate visa to a Skilled Worker visa in the UK?Can you switch from a Graduate visa to a Skilled Worker visa in the UK?
  • What does an A rating on the sponsor register mean?What does an A rating on the sponsor register mean?

How it works

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    Type a question or an employer’s name

    One box takes both. Press Search and you see matching licensed sponsors, job adverts and questions from the community first. Typing never starts the AI.

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    Ask Inky

    Inky, the ImmigrationGPT AI, reads GOV.UK guidance and the sponsor register, then writes a short answer in plain English. Without an account, you pass a quick security check before your first answer.

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    Check where it came from

    Each claim has a numbered marker that links to the GOV.UK page it came from. The pages are listed under the answer. A question about an employer shows the matching sponsors from the register.

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    Ask a follow-up

    With a free account you can ask a follow-up, and the conversation is saved in your chat history. You can delete it there. Each follow-up counts as an answer.

What is the minimum salary for a Skilled Worker visa?

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Sources

  1. 1Skilled Worker visaGOV.UK
  2. 2Skilled Worker visa: your jobGOV.UK
How an answer is laid out. The grey lines stand for the answer text.

What it reads

GOV.UK guidance
Our copy of the immigration guidance on GOV.UK: visa routes, fees, salary rules, settlement and the guidance for sponsors. The AI answer is written from these pages.
The register of licensed sponsors
The Home Office list of employers allowed to sponsor workers, with each one’s routes and rating. We copy it twice a day.
Job adverts
Search results also list adverts we have checked against the register, the occupation and the salary minimum. The AI answer does not read them.

What it can and cannot do

Inky explains what the rules say and who they apply to. It can tell you the salary rules for a route, what a fee is, how long GOV.UK says a decision takes, or whether an employer is on the register and with which rating.

It will not decide your own case. Ask whether you qualify, which visa to choose or whether to accept an offer, and it says it cannot assess that. Only a regulated adviser can give immigration advice: that is the law under section 84 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

For your own case, find a regulated immigration solicitor or use the GOV.UK search for a registered immigration adviser.

AI can make mistakes. Read the source before you act on an answer, and check an employer on the current register on GOV.UK.

Free answers and Plus

You can ask without an account: 10 answers every 30 days, in one browser. Without an account you cannot ask a follow-up and nothing is saved as a conversation.

Asking Inky needs a free account.

FeatureFreePlus
Answers from InkyAI30 every 30 days300 every 30 days
Follow-up questionsYes. Each one counts as an answerYes. Each one counts as an answer
Questions saved in your historyYesYes
More answers when you need them100 for one payment. They do not expire100 for one payment. They do not expire
PriceFreeA monthly price a month, or a one-off price for 30 days paid once

A question Inky refuses does not count, and neither does an answer that fails before it starts. Each answer comes back 30 days after you used it. Prices show in your local currency. See everything Plus includes

What we keep

  • Signed in: your questions and answers are saved in your chat history, so you can come back to them. You can delete a conversation there.
  • Without an account: the answer is not saved as a conversation. Your question goes to the AI model and to our answer-quality log without a name, email address or account.
  • Searches: we log what was searched and what was opened next, to improve results. The log has no account or IP address, and emails, phone numbers, links and long numbers are removed. Each entry is deleted after 90 days.

Never type a passport number, a GWF or other Home Office reference number, or anyone’s full name into a question for Inky.

More in our privacy policy.

Questions about Inky

Is Inky immigration advice?

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No. Inky explains what the rules and the sponsor register say. Under section 84 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, only a regulated adviser can give immigration advice. For your own case, speak to a regulated solicitor or an adviser registered with the Immigration Advice Authority.

Who is Inky?

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Inky is the name of the ImmigrationGPT AI. It is an AI, not a person, an adviser or a government service. It writes answers from GOV.UK guidance and the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and marks the source of each line. It gives information, not immigration advice.

Why did Inky refuse my question?

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It does not assess a person’s own case: whether you qualify, which visa to choose or whether to accept an offer. It also only answers questions about UK immigration, visas and visa sponsors. A refused question does not count towards your free answers.

Can an answer be wrong?

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Yes. AI can misread a page or miss a recent change. Open the numbered sources and read the GOV.UK page before you rely on an answer. The sponsor register changes every working day, so check an employer’s entry on the current register too.

Where do the answers come from?

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From our copy of GOV.UK immigration guidance and the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which we copy twice a day. Answers about the rules list the GOV.UK pages they used. Each claim has a numbered marker that links to the page it came from.

How many answers do I get?

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A free account gets 30 answers every 30 days, and Plus gets 300. Each answer comes back 30 days after you used it, and unused answers do not carry over. Follow-up questions count as answers. A question Ask AI refuses does not count. Without an account you get 10 answers every 30 days in one browser.

What happens when I run out of answers?

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With an account you can buy 100 more answers in one payment, priced in your currency. They do not expire, and they are used only once your other answers have run out. You can also wait: the page shows the date your next answer comes back.

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Without an account you get 10 free answers every 30 days.Free with an account: 30 answers every 30 days.

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