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Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Get information on teacher training courses, funding, pay scales and how to make a great application
Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
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.
You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
Listing of countries with a known occurrence of high consequence infectious disease (HCID).
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
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