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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
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
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.
How to access the essential information you need when travelling to or living in Hong Kong as a British National.
Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK. Read the rules and how to apply.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Apply for changes to your marketing authorisation, including minor variations type IA and IB, major variations type II and extensions.
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.
Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Find out about changes to the deemed domicile rules for Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax from 6 April 2017.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
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.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
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