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Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
List of fees for consular information in the USA.
Get information on teacher training courses, funding, pay scales and how to make a great application
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
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.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
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Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Make sure that domains that do not send email cannot be used for spoofing.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
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.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
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