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Get information on teacher training courses, funding, pay scales and how to make a great application
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Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
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Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
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.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
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Use supplementary pages SA109 to record your residence and domicile status on your SA100 Tax Return.
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
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