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Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your Intellectual Property (IP) rights in South Korea.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
Affidavit of marital status for British nationals in Vietnam.
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
How retained GEA licences authorise the export of certain controlled items to specified countries.
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
How Business e-services customers can register the death of a joint proprietor through the portal.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
How to find out if you're owed money if you claimed New Style JSA between 19 March 2020 and 19 November 2022 and said you had a pension.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
How to remove an overseas entity's registration from the Register of Overseas Entities.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing inherited goods into the UK.
Use this form to give notice of a vacation of office when administrator ceases to be qualified to act.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British consulates in Mexico.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia division.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Japan, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
This collection brings together arrangements the UK has made with Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies for the sharing of beneficial ownership information.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
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