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Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
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Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a digital technology expert - fintech, gaming, cyber security, artificial intelligence
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
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Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
A CV is a summary of your skills, achievements and experience that you use to apply for jobs. Check advice on what to include and how to make it stand out.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
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.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Find data and analysis from Census 2021 and earlier censuses.
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