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Guidance for applicants already in the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted permission to live in the UK.
How to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, what's involved in the application process and how long it takes.
A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.
A UK patent may help if you want to take legal action against someone who…
Only apply for a patent if: you’ve checked your invention does not already…
A patent application must include: a description of your invention that…
You must have prepared your documents before applying. Your initial…
Once you’ve filed an application you’ll get a receipt with your…
Before your patent can be granted the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)…
If your patent is granted: your application will be published in its final…
Certification Officer (CO) guidance on eligibility, the application process and application form CO1.
How principal accountable persons, or someone authorised to act for them, can register a high-rise residential building in England.
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.
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.
Guidance for applicants outside the UK. It explains the steps to applying for and being granted a visa to live in the UK.
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
What is a public appointment and how to apply for one.
Application form for British applicants outside the UK.
How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.
An overview of the process including submitting or fast-tracking an application, naming your medicine and paying fees.
Follow our steps to get your first payment if you're applying late for student finance.
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
Information on using the app to apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to come to the UK.
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
How to apply for British citizenship if you're stateless - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
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