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Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
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
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Apply for British citizenship if you're married to, or in a civil partnership with, a British citizen - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
When entering the UK, you need to prove your medicine is prescribed to you if it contains a controlled drug - find out what proof you need to get.
Apply to stay in the UK without time restrictions ('indefinite leave to remain') after being in the UK for 10 years - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, family members.
British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure
Get a visa fee waiver if you’re applying for permission to stay in the UK and you cannot afford to pay the application fee. Apply if you're joining a partner or parent, as a refugee or if you have humanitarian protectio…
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
Find out how and when to apply for settled status now that the UK has left the EU.
When you need to attend a citizenship ceremony - how to book, how much it costs, what happens during the ceremony.
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Get a fee waiver if you’re under 18 and cannot afford your citizenship application fee. You can apply if you’re eligible for British citizenship.
Ask your local police to give you a copy of the information they hold about you - CRB check, DBS check, proof of identity
Make arrangements to return home voluntarily if you're in the UK illegally or have claimed asylum by assisted return, voluntary return, AVR, VRS
It's illegal to buy alcohol if you're under 18 and you can be stopped, fined or arrested by the police for drinking in public
Identity cards have been scrapped - what to do if you still have one, biometric residence permits, identity cards for foreign nationals
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