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Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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 register a death in the UK or abroad
Website of the Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British High Commission in Singapore.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
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
Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
What to do if you are planning to adopt a child in China.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
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