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Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Details of General Licences issued by OFSI
Guidance for organisations when making decisions about the design and operation of enterprise IT services which handle OFFICIAL information.
List of fees for consular information in the USA.
How schools can enrol iPads in Apple School Manager (ASM), set up iPads and make the most out of them.
Find news, information and advice from the government on starting or growing your business.
Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
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.
Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK. Read the rules and how to apply.
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
The Royal Mint (RM) is the world’s leading export mint, making coins and medals for an average of 60 countries every year. However, its first responsibility is to make and distribute United Kingdom coins as well as to supply blanks...
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.
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