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What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
Customer service standards for visit and transit visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.
Research to understand the needs of visitors to HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centres.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for customers visiting HM Passport Office.
UK customers may not be able to access their online content services when they visit the EU.
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.
This privacy notice describes how the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will process personal data from venues and establishments to support contact tracing.
Reasons for a support visit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Visiting Team, what to expect and how to check if the visitor is genuine
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Information on accessing healthcare for visitors to the UK from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
How to account for VAT if you make supplies to your customers, and you pay certain costs that you pass on when you invoice them.
Find out how to make tax and duty-free supplies to NATO visiting forces, NATO International Military Headquarters and US military cemeteries in the UK.
You can enter the UK as an S2 Healthcare Visitor if you have been authorised to receive planned healthcare in the UK under the ‘S2 arrangement' or you're accompanying or joining someone who is.
What to do if you're visiting the UK for a holiday or to see family or friends: check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, and what to do before you visit.
This guidance explains the documents you should provide to support your application to visit the UK.
Permitted Activities for Visitors
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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