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Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
How to vote if you move or live abroad, including eligibility and registration
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Poland and how to get one if you do.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Free and impartial help with money and pensions.
Official information British people moving to and living in the United States of America (USA) need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
How to apply for British citizenship if you're a British overseas citizen, protected person, subject, national or overseas territories citizen - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.
Official information for UK nationals living in or moving to Belarus, including guidance on residency, passports and healthcare.
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Thailand.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply
The Global Business Mobility routes are for workers based outside the UK who are undertaking a temporary work assignment in the UK as a Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, UK Expansion Worker, Service Supplier or Secondment Worker.
Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead
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