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Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
If you or your parents were born in the UK, you might automatically be a…
You’re usually a British citizen automatically if you were born in the UK.…
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Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if…
You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you:…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…
Read the full guidance before you apply. Apply for a Temporary Work -…
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Victoria Harrison will become UK ambassador to Slovenia in August 2024, accompanied by her guide dog Otto.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Bharat was born in Croydon, United Kingdom in 1969. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1995 and has had diplomatic postings to the Gambia, Dhaka and Qatar. He was most recently British High Commissioner to Cameroon, and...
Richard is His Majesty’s Consul General in Houston, and has been in this role since June 2019. As Consul General, he has overall responsibility for leading the UK’s engagement in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico....
This guidance explains who the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help outside the UK.
The Diplomatic Service and Overseas Honours List recognises people who have given exceptional service to the UK abroad and internationally.
Sanjay Wadvani is a career diplomat who joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in July 1987. He has broad experience from several overseas postings, including China, India, the Middle East and South America, as well as a strong background...
Tim Hitchens was the Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Summit Unit from March 2017 to April 2018. He was most recently a member of the Foreign Office Board, until April 2017. Until December 2016, he was the British Ambassador in...
Find out how to prove your right to work in the UK to an employer. Get an online share code to prove your right to work if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
Giles Lever was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan in October 2021. Mr Lever joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990 and has worked in a wide range of roles, including in Africa, on the...
We pursue our national interests and those of British citizens. We safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. FCDO is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies...
Rachel Galloway took up her appointment in Atlanta as His Majesty’s Consul General in July 2022. Curriculum Vitae 2018 - 2022 Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia 2015 - 2018 Chair Mashrek Maghreb Working Group, European External...
Mr. Robin Ord-Smith, MVO was most recently Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic (2015 to 2019). Robin joined the FCO in 1989 and has served in a number of diplomatic roles at home and overseas, including in Algeria, Romania,...
Alastair King-Smith is British Ambassador to Albania. He took up his posting in August 2021, after a year’s language training in Albanian. He has been a diplomat since 1996. Alastair previously served in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in...
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