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Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Guidance on how to prove someone’s identity or give them access to your service or organisation.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered.
Guidance for organisations involved in any aspect of the pharmaceutical lifecycle or GLP studies regulated by MHRA, covering the approval of paper documents when working from home
If you're an employer based in the UK, find out if an employee is eligible for tax relief through an Appendix 5 arrangement if they've paid tax abroad on their income.
You must include the appropriate legal basis for your application when you apply to MHRA for a marketing authorisation.
Information for people who wish to apply to release a vaccine or a blood product to market in the UK.
How to use A/B testing to evaluate your digital health product.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Find out how to apply for authority to give an employee foreign tax credit relief if you're a UK employer and you send an employee to work abroad.
Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad
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.
Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases.
Affidavit of marital status for British nationals in Vietnam.
Cancel a marketing authorisation, traditional herbal registration or parallel import product licence or withdraw a pending submission.
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