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FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
This travel advice also covers American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana…
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…
Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…
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
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
Official information British people moving to and living in the United States of America (USA) need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories David Rutley gave a speech at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science
How you import from and export to the Central American countries.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
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.
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
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