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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Official information British people moving to and living in the United States of America (USA) need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…
Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…
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National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
Guidance for National Insurance. Including how to apply for a National Insurance number and check your record. As well as rates, paying, refunds, voluntary contributions and pensions.
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
Find out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline.
Pay voluntary National Insurance for periods abroad.
How Income Tax and National Insurance contributions rules work if you’re a share fisher.
How and when you can claim relief on the earnings of qualifying veterans.
How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.
How to prepare and what to do if you’re affected by extreme weather and natural hazards while travelling or living abroad.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some humanitarian issues that may arise during the recovery phase of an emergency in the UK.
FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How the Office for Product Safety and Standards contributes to the national regulatory landscape.
Ask HMRC to confirm that you, or if you’re an employer, your employee pays only UK National Insurance contributions whilst working temporarily in an EU country, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.
FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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