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Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
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
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
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,...
This guidance is an introduction to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and how you can select ODF-compliant solutions.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
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.
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 what UIDs you need for your tobacco products and the specifications they need to meet.
Use these EU country codes, VAT numbers and foreign language letters to complete an EC Sales List (ESL).
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
We pursue our national interests and those of British citizens. We safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. FCDO is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies...
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
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