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Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
How to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, what's involved in the application process and how long it takes.
Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
A CV is a summary of your skills, achievements and experience that you use to apply for jobs. Check advice on what to include and how to make it stand out.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Colombia, including guidance on residency, passports, healthcare and emergencies.
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