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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.
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Principles to support decision making for those involved in safely planning and protecting visiting during outbreaks of infectious illness in adult social care.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
How and when welfare checks must be made to assess if a sponsor is an appropriate host. Includes note taking and follow up visits.
Find out how the ATA Carnet works, what to do at customs, and what happens if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen.
A new pathway supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicines to improve patient access.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Turkey and what conditions are like in prison there.
This collection brings together guidance about visiting the UK used by UK Visas and Immigration.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
The Verne is a prison on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men convicted of a sex offence.
Portland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men aged 18 and over.
Find out about the verification checks and what to expect during a visit if you have applied for verification and paid your fee for the Scheme.
This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
Find out about the Industry Security Assurance Centre (ISAC) and its associated responsibilities.
Rochester is a prison and young offender institution for men over 18 in Rochester, Kent.
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
Highpoint is a men’s prison in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Actions that trial sponsors should consider to build resilience into clinical trial design
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