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Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
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
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
List of fees for consular information in the USA.
Get information on teacher training courses, funding, pay scales and how to make a great application
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
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,...
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Use an OGEL to export controlled dual-use or military goods, software and technology overseas.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
Listing of countries with a known occurrence of high consequence infectious disease (HCID).
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
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