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Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
Apply to the Gambling Commission for a personal gambling licence or a gambling operating licence if you run or manage a gambling business. The Gambling Commission regulates arcades, betting, bingo, casinos, gaming machine providers, gambling software providers, lottery operators, external...
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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Carry out checks on your overseas customers and find out what records you’ll need to keep if you’re approved for the Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
How the protected online filing (PROOF) scheme can help you prevent fraudulent changes to your company.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
A collection of guidance about how to protect and enforce your intellectual property. Including information on infringement, counterfeiting and piracy.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
You can no longer apply for a new electronic visa waiver (EVW). Find out what to do if you have an existing EVW
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
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