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Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
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.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
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.
Check which rates of Air Passenger Duty you need to pay if you’re a plane operator, and how to fill in your return to HMRC.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Use form C88 (status) as proof of authorisation to import or export for the country of destination.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Argentina for healthcare practitioners.
Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England.
Nigeria is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
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.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Data sources of numbers relating to the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.
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