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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…
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
This guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Declare imported goods to customs, by entering them in your own records.
FCDO travel advice for Honduras. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Entry into enclosed spaces onboard ships is sometimes a necessary but dangerous work activity. This guidance outlines regulations and provides information and advice on how to identify an enclosed space and how to reduce the risk to life.
This guidance explains who needs to enter the ballot before applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa and how the ballot system works.
Find out about the different simplified declarations for imports and what you need to do to get authorisation to use them.
FCDO travel advice for Argentina. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Information for people travelling to the UK from Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man, and information for people passing through the UK on the way to Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.
Find out what to do after you have brought goods into Great Britain by entering the details in your own records without getting authorisation in advance.
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.
FCDO travel advice for St Maarten. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Côte d'Ivoire. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Trinidad and Tobago. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Chad. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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