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UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will…
Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re a British citizen…
You’ll need to show your identity document, such as your passport or…
You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…
Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Portugal, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
How long you can stay in the EU or Schengen area without a visa, when you travel from the UK.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
What you need to do if you're planning to start higher education in the EU.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Austria, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Portugal.
Information for UK nationals living in the EU, EEA EFTA countries and Switzerland since before 1 January 2021, including guidance on residency and healthcare.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in France, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Travel and passenger rights and the measures in place to minimise disruption.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Portugal and how to get one if you do.
Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.
Check if you should pay National Insurance in the UK or social security contributions in the EU, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Belgium, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.
Check if you need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive abroad on holiday and how to exchange your licence if you move abroad - including driving in the EU after Brexit.
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
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