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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
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Details of General Licences issued by OFSI
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Guidance for organisations when making decisions about the design and operation of enterprise IT services which handle OFFICIAL information.
Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
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.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
List of fees for consular information in the USA.
Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK. Read the rules and how to apply.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
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