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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The Foreign Secretary has overall responsibility for the work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, with a particular focus on: Strategy Directorate national security intelligence honours Europe
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical providers, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
Consular assistance describes the support and help the FCDO can provide to British nationals if they get into difficulty whilst living or travelling abroad.
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Cayman Islands. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Pakistan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for British Indian Ocean Territory. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The UK government hosted a senior US government delegation for the second United States-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
David Cameron will visit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia to increase engagement with this pivotal region of the world.
FCDO travel advice for the Turks and Caicos Islands. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The BBC World Service (BBCWS) is the world’s leading international radio broadcaster, providing impartial news reports and analysis in English and 27 other languages. BBCWS is a public corporation of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office .
The Foreign Secretary is visiting China on Wednesday 30 August for high-level talks with senior representatives from the Chinese government.
Factsheet giving details of the measures contained in the Nationality and Borders Bill.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Belarus including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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