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Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
This document contains information about Argentina to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
This document contains information about Chile to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
This document contains information about Bahrain to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy Baku.
How to vote if you move or live abroad, including eligibility and registration
Information on using the app when applying to work, study or live in the UK.
The official UK government website for data and insights on COVID-19.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Website of the Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority
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.
How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application
The Department for International Development has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
The Royal Mint (RM) is the world’s leading export mint, making coins and medals for an average of 60 countries every year. However, its first responsibility is to make and distribute United Kingdom coins as well as to supply blanks...
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