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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.
Latest FCDO travel advice for India including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
What to do if you are planning to adopt a child in China.
Apply for permits to travel to or through Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine, and the rules you must follow.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
What to do if you are planning to adopt a child in the Philippines.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Slovenia and how to get one if you do.
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
The UK has introduced a points-based immigration system.
How adoption agencies should handle applications from people wishing to adopt a child from another country.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
What you must do to be a qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) and what you must report.
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
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
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