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Find out which rates of exchange to use to work out the customs value of your imported goods if any invoice amounts are shown in a foreign currency.
How to create invoices for transactions in foreign currencies and convert them into pound sterling when you account for VAT.
Find out how to exchange your non-British driving licence for a British licence
Rates of exchange issued by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) for consular services provided at our embassies, high commissions and consulates abroad.
Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)
Guidance on obtaining evidence of your qualification for employment, study, or professional registration.
Find out how to convert a same-sex civil partnership into a marriage, costs, converting abroad.
How to use the customs value to calculate VAT for imported goods if you’re an importer or clearing agent.
Information on rules to stop companies from reducing UK tax by diverting profits to tax shelters and preferential regimes, and the exemptions.
Consular assistance describes the support and help the FCDO can provide to British nationals if they get into difficulty whilst living or travelling abroad.
FCDO travel advice aims to inform British nationals so they can make decisions about travelling abroad. This page sets out how the FCDO assesses risks and compiles travel advice.
We pursue our national interests and those of British citizens. We safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. FCDO is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies...
Check the goods you export from the UK meet the relevant rules of origin and provide proof of where the goods originate from.
Buying or commissioning services from outside the UK, Europe or abroad. Paying VAT on services.
This page provides disclaimer information for the guidance that the FCDO provides for British people who are or are planning to travel or live abroad.
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