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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Advice for British nationals on staying safe when travelling by sea
The Royal Mint (RM) is the world’s leading export mint, making coins and medals for an average of 60 countries every year. However, its first responsibility is to make and distribute United Kingdom coins as well as to supply blanks...
Apply for a higher education course, track your application and accept or reject your offers.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Aims to encourage economic recovery, growth and jobs in some of the most fragile countries in the world by providing political risk insurance to foreign investors.
If you're an employer based in the UK, find out if an employee is eligible for tax relief through an Appendix 5 arrangement if they've paid tax abroad on their income.
Listing of countries with a known occurrence of high consequence infectious disease (HCID).
VisitBritain (VB) is the national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy. It works with UK Trade & Investment as well as airlines, travel operators, global brands and the official tourism bodies for London, England,...
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
Nigeria is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Website of Cumberland Council
Benin is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Ivory Coast is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a British public service broadcaster. Its main responsibility is to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. BBC is a public corporation of the Department for Culture,...
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