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How to self-upload evidence when making an application to come to or stay in the UK.
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
Frankland is a high-security men’s prison in Brasside, County Durham.
Hewell is a men’s prison in the village of Tardebigge, near Redditch in Worcestershire.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
Apply for your first adult British passport - who can apply, how long it takes, costs, how to apply, documents you need, passport interviews
Collective (group) passports - who they're for, how to apply and how to get a collective passport changed
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.
Rochester is a prison and young offender institution for men over 18 in Rochester, Kent.
How to book and make a secure video call with somebody in prison.
Information about who needs a seaman's discharge book and a British seaman's card
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
Documents, certificates, letters, and notes available at the British Embassy Hanoi and the British Consulate-General Ho Chi Minh City.
Onley Prison is a men’s prison in Rugby, Warwickshire.
The Mount is a men’s prison in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire.
Ranby is a men’s prison in Retford, Nottinghamshire.
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