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Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
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
Get information on teacher training courses, funding, pay scales and how to make a great application
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a British public service broadcaster. Its main responsibility is to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. BBC is a public corporation of the Department for Culture,...
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
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.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
The civil procedure rules govern the way civil cases are managed, and set out the processes of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the County Court.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
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