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UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will…
Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re a British citizen…
You’ll need to show your identity document, such as your passport or…
You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…
Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…
Check if there are any COVID-19 rules in place for travel to England from abroad.
This guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.
Information on who can get an ETA and how to apply before coming to the UK.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
How long you can stay in the EU or Schengen area without a visa, when you travel from the UK.
Statistics on National Insurance number allocations.
FCDO travel advice for China. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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.
Information for people travelling to the UK from Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man, and information for people passing through the UK on the way to Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or the Isle of Man.
How to challenge a probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if there’s a dispute about a will. What to do if your probate application is challenged.
FCDO travel advice for Canada. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Jamaica. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
What you’ll need to enter the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme or EU Settlement Scheme family permit rules.
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.
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