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Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Get a message (telegram) from the King and the Queen Consort - birthdays and anniversaries that qualify, documents you need.
Self declaration form and accompanying notes for British nationals to get married or register a civil partnership (PACS) in France. For use in place of certificates of celibacy and custom.
Married Couple's Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year you're married or in a civil partnership if one of you was born before before 6 April 1935
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people travelling abroad.
How to divorce or end a civil partnership if your partner’s gone missing, you do not know their whereabouts or they are presumed dead
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Examples to show how some local authorities and their partners have integrated elements of parent conflict provision into mainstream services for families.
Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner
Work out whether you can claim Married Couple's Allowance (MCA) and find out how much you could get taken off your tax bill
Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.
Find out the rules for transferring unused tax-free residence allowance to a surviving spouse or civil partner.
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
Immigration removal centres - addresses, contact details visiting hours
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
How to provide evidence that you're a family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen or person of Northern Ireland.
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
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