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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.
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Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
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
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Information on who can get an ETA and how to apply before coming to the UK.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
The home of Security Industry Authority on GOV.UK. We are the regulator of the UK’s private security industry.
If you manage one or more business taxes online, sign in to your business tax account to view your tax position and manage all your taxes from one place.
Find out if you need to declare goods you bring into or take out of the UK and how to make the declarations.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Apply to get an EORI number to move goods between Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, and other countries.
Check which electric (plug-in) and hybrid vans, trucks and motorbikes are available for a grant.
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
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
How to use the common and Union transit procedure to move goods between countries in the Common Transit Convention.
FCDO travel advice for Canada. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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