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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
List of fees for consular information in the USA.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
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
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Protocols and procedures for testing the distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) of certain agricultural and vegetable plants.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
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