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Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
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.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
Submit a return (EX606) to declare duty on wine, cider and other fermented products (formally made-wine) each month.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Information on embargoes on West African States and how to apply for an export licence.
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.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
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.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
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