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Check if you need a tuberculosis (TB) test to support your visa application and find an approved clinic in your country
This Directorate Children and Young People (DCYP) COVID-19 page provides important advice and updates for service parents.
Ask HMRC to confirm that you, or if you’re an employer, your employee pays only UK National Insurance contributions whilst working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
How to conform with the legal requirements for placing medical devices on the market.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
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.
What you need to know before you can place a medical device on the Great Britain market with a UKCA mark.
Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead
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 an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, what's involved in the application process and how long it takes.
How to make sure that your products are properly checked for conformity and your technical documents are managed correctly.
List of fees for consular information in the USA.
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
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.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
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