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List of fees for consular information in the USA.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
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Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
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Information for British citizens moving to or living in Colombia, including guidance on residency, passports, healthcare and emergencies.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for working Deck and Engineering Officers working on board merchant vessels and yachts.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
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