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You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology , supported...
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Listing of countries with a known occurrence of high consequence infectious disease (HCID).
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
This guidance outlines the requirements for claiming preferential tariffs under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).
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.
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.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Colombia, including guidance on residency, passports, healthcare and emergencies.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Official information for UK nationals living in or moving to Belarus, including guidance on residency, passports and healthcare.
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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