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Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
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You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
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Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
The Traffic Commissioner for London and the South East's written decision for Hi-Stanford Scaffolding Ltd (OK2042641)
Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
You must tell DVLA if you have a balloon angioplasty in your leg and drive a bus, coach or lorry - download the correct form to let them know
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