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Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Downloadable standard letters to explain services are not available in some British embassies, high commissions and consulates.
How someone in Poland can get documents prepared, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
Credit card authorisation slip for passports and consular services in Japan
Credit and debit card payment authorisation slip for consular services in the Netherlands.
How to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, what's involved in the application process and how long it takes.
How someone in Estonia can get documents united or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British consulates in Turkey.
How someone in Switzerland can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, make an affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy in Indonesia.
Certificate of designation application form
This notice outlines how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Academic Technology Approval Scheme Unit processes personal data to review applications for UK study.
This document contains useful information about Taiwan which will assist His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Find out which research jobs may require an ATAS certificate when applying for a visa to work in the UK.
This document contains information about China to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
Section last updated December 2015.
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