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Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
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Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Use supplementary pages SA109 to record your residence and domicile status on your SA100 Tax Return.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Providing your biometric information and supporting documents for visa and immigration applications within the UK; UKVCAS service point locations; cost of appointments.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
Overview about agreements, conventions and treaties which impact on the UK's strategic export control policy and legislation.
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
Official information for UK nationals living in or moving to Belarus, including guidance on residency, passports and healthcare.
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