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How to access the essential information you need when living in Taiwan as a British national.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
Details of General Licences issued by OFSI
How to register your medical devices with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the markets in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Ask HMRC to confirm that you, or if you’re an employer, your employee pays only UK National Insurance contributions whilst working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
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