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Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
How someone in Austria can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes on UK naming law
How someone in Switzerland can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, make an affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes.
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
Guidance for those affected by changes to UK immigration and borders due to coronavirus.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
How someone in Norway can get a certified copy of a British passport, obtain documents for marriage purposes and view informative notes.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
How to vote if you move or live abroad, including eligibility and registration
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Sweden, including guidance on residency, healthcare and working.
This collection brings together guidance about visiting the UK used by UK Visas and Immigration.
Details of General Licences issued by OFSI
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