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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
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
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
The epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis and management of human T-cell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2).
Guidance for organisations when making decisions about the design and operation of enterprise IT services which handle OFFICIAL information.
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.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
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.
Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK. Read the rules and how to apply.
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
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
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