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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
Find out about Import VAT and Customs Duty when you send gifts into the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
Find out how to apply for a duty deferment account, so you can delay paying most customs or tax charges when you import goods or release goods from an excise warehouse.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
How to apply for the different simplified declarations for exports and what you need for authorisation to use them.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
How UK citizens or residents can get healthcare when visiting countries or territories outside the EU where the UK has reciprocal healthcare agreements.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
You can use the bulk import reduced data set to declare one or more low value parcels in a single import declaration when you import goods to Great Britain.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
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
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
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