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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.
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
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
What to do if you are planning to adopt a child in China.
Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK. Read the rules and how to apply.
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.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy Baku.
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.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Saint Kitts and Nevis for healthcare practitioners.
The family procedure rules are a single set of rules governing the practice and procedure in family proceedings in the high court, county courts and magistrates' courts.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
The civil procedure rules govern the way civil cases are managed, and set out the processes of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court.
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