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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Forms and guidance for making statutory declarations when applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate.
This series brings together documents about places of religious worship and the solemnisation of marriages.
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
What to do if you or someone you know is being forced into getting married, how you can try to stop the marriage from taking place, and what to do if you want to leave a forced marriage
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.
To change your name or other personal details on your passport, send the standard passport application form with evidence about the change
Includes getting married abroad, decree absolutes and looking after children
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
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
Affirmation and Affidavit form for same sex marriage
Documents, certificates and letters available at British embassy in Egypt.
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
Documents and certificates available at British Embassy Moscow.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
Documents, certificates and letters available at the British Embassy Quito.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy Albania.
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
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