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Apply for your first adult British passport - who can apply, how long it takes, costs, how to apply, documents you need, passport interviews
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
This template can be used for checking photographs for all passport applicants aged 6 and over.
Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Apply for photo ID to vote (Voter Authority Certificate) in some elections and referendums in Great Britain if you do not have an accepted form of ID.
Guidance for 'Shakespeare Lives in Mauritius' photo competition
Immigration removal centres - addresses, contact details visiting hours
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Self-taught artist, photographer, filmmaker and broadcaster Simon Frederick was born in London to Grenadian parents. His photographs made history when his collection entitled ‘Black Is The New Black’ became the largest acquisition of African-Caribbean sitters by the National Portrait Gallery,...
Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Portugal and how to get one if you do.
This document details the annual report and accounts for the National Portrait Gallery, 2020 to 2021.
FCDO travel advice for Honduras. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Form to be used to apply by post for a Voter Authority Certificate.
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family
How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application
This report was laid before Parliament on 20 July 2020. Please read the report for details of the NPG’s performance during 2019 to 2020.
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) aims ‘to promote through the medium of portraits the appreciation and understanding of the men and women who have made and are making British history and culture, and to promote the appreciation and understanding of...
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