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Apply for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights
Check what UIDs you need for your tobacco products and the specifications they need to meet.
Information on using the app when applying to work, study or live in the UK.
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
Information on the use of reflex (genotyping) assays for identification of priority SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
The UK National Codification Bureau logs every item used by the 3 services. Suppliers can find out here what they need to do to be included.
Guidance to help you validate the identity of a DBS check applicant and a new lead/countersignatory.
Apply for photo ID to vote (Voter Authority Certificate) in some elections and referendums in Great Britain if you do not have an accepted form of ID.
Identity cards have been scrapped - what to do if you still have one, biometric residence permits, identity cards for foreign nationals
Find out what the MOD War Detectives get up to throughout their days
What you need to know before you can place a medical device on the Great Britain market with a UKCA mark.
Forms AP1, FR1 and DS2: guidance on when evidence of identity must be lodged in support of an application for registration.
How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
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