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This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
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
To help them carry out their duties British military personnel and visiting members of the armed forces have a number of driving exemptions.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Argentina is subject to transit control for military goods and restrictions for controlled goods and technology.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
Use supplementary pages SA109 to record your residence and domicile status on your SA100 Tax Return.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Urgent public health message: UKHSA has been notified about an outbreak of food botulism in France involving a small number of British nationals.
Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.
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