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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
This form should be completed and handed in at the counter with your documents to be legalised and your online payment receipt.
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
You can apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you’re one of the following: a…
You must prove that you: are 17 or over have enough money without help…
Your partner and children can apply to join you in the UK as your…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: a current passport (with a blank…
You must apply online for a UK Ancestry visa before you travel to the UK.…
You can apply to extend your visa and stay in the UK for a further 5…
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’ve spent 5…
How to access the essential information you need when living in Taiwan as a British national.
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
How someone in Austria can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes on UK naming law
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Austria and how to get one if you do.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
Check the regulations on aircraft parts imported with a certificate of airworthiness.
How someone in Poland can get documents prepared, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you are a representative of an overseas business or a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation.
Choose how you’ll make supplementary declarations for goods that you entered into your own records without authorisation.
Find out if relief is available for goods using Temporary Admission and if your goods require you to be established inside or outside the UK.
To protect your trade mark outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
Check if you can apply for Authorised Use relief to reduce your payments when you import goods for a specific use. This can include repairs, maintenance or processing.
Affidavit of Marital Status for British nationals
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