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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.
Find news, information and advice from the government on starting or growing your business.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
How UK nationals who plan to live in Spain for more than 3 months must register as a resident and on the padrón at their town hall.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Find out how local authorities can set up a Google domain for care leavers and children with a social worker.
Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
How to register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners or managing officers, so it can buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK.
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...
Find out about changes to the deemed domicile rules for Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax from 6 April 2017.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Application form AS3: for personal representative(s) to assent part of a registered title.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
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