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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.
It is illegal for your employer to pay you below the National Living Wage, so check your pay and talk to your manager to make sure you’re getting the wages you are entitled to.
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Details of General Licences issued by OFSI
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
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.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
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