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The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
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Use this form to file a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
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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.
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
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family
Guidance for industry on flexible approaches to regulation we are taking during the COVID-19 outbreak.
This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
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