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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.
FCDO travel advice for St Maarten. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
The CMA has accepted commitments offered by Google that address the CMA’s competition concerns resulting from investigating Google’s proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functionalities from its Chrome browser.
Decision for applicant Sodexo against registration number 14990935, applicant successful.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This amended guidance was issued under s 182 of the Licensing Act 2003.
Countries have their own rules about what goods you can bring in using an ATA Carnet. Check with the issuer in the country you’re exporting to.
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.
The British Consulate General in Atlanta maintains and develops relations between the UK and the USA.
Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.
Find out how to apply for authority to give an employee foreign tax credit relief if you're a UK employer and you send an employee to work abroad.
Information on accessing victim and witness support services.
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines.
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
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