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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.
Advice on writing clear notices and maximising replies to your FSNs.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
List of fees for consular information in the USA.
Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead
How to apply for British citizenship if you're a British overseas citizen, protected person, subject, national or overseas territories citizen - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
Get information on teacher training courses, funding, pay scales and how to make a great application
Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
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,...
How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
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.
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