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A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
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 an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Get endorsement for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a researcher or academic leader - fellowship, UKRI endorsement, peer review.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
Apply for a healthcare entitlement certificate (S1) if you’re paying UK National Insurance as a worker while resident in an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
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
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
Find and apply for a college or university course - full time, part time, post graduate, UCAS, Unistats, National Careers Service, Open University, CUKAS
Use this guide to apply for a licence to fell growing trees using our Felling Licence Online service
Details of eligibility requirements and the application process for the mainstream scheme, the route through which most people join.
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Form to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK in various immigration categories and for a biometric residence permit.
Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Guidance and advice for candidates using the Civil Service Jobs website.
How civil servants can improve their capability and skills, including learning and development, the Fast Stream and professional networks.
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