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Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
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.
Short-term study visa - prepare supporting documents, apply, book and attend an appointment, what happens at the UK border
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
Find out how to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
UK Visas and Immigration now manages applications for people who want to visit, work, study or settle in the UK. Previously, this was part of UKBA (UK Border Agency) which closed in 2013.
Find out about tax charges on scholarships.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
Find details of recent trade mark applications or amendments by searching the journal
How to check that a laboratory is allowed to buy ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
Check the tariff classification for rooibos tea.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.
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