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Use these forms if you import, export, or move goods through the UK.
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead
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
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Find out about the changes if you are exporting personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
What you need to do to work and operate in the aviation industry.
Information on how to revalidate a UK CoC (and UK GMDSS at the same time).
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for the regulation of aviation safety in the UK, determining policy for the use of airspace, the economic regulation of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, the licensing and financial fitness of airlines and...
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Guidance for those producing, processing, consuming, importing or exporting chemicals covered by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
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