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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Prove your right to live in the UK - residence cards, permanent residence cards, derivative residence cards are no longer valid.
What to do when you arrive in the UK if you have a visa, don't have a visa or have a biometric residence permit.
Find out what ID and documents you'll need to bring to your Jobcentre Plus interview
Immigration removal centres - addresses, contact details visiting hours
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
How to get state healthcare if you’re living, working or studying in Ireland.
Make arrangements to return home voluntarily if you're in the UK illegally or have claimed asylum by assisted return, voluntary return, AVR, VRS
Apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa to set up a branch of an overseas business - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Help available and steps you should take if you have a medical emergency or are hospitalised abroad, including for planned treatment.
How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Spain.
Apply for asylum to stay in the UK as a refugee - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, screening, asylum interview, help you can get, children
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
FCDO travel advice for Uruguay. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How UK nationals who plan to live in Spain for more than 3 months must register as a resident and on the padrón at their town hall.
How to stay safe in North Macedonia while living and working there and what UK benefits you're entitled to.
FCDO travel advice for St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Slovenia, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
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