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Trade licence plates - who can use them, when they can be used and how to get a trade licence
Trade licence plates are number plates you can use on vehicles your…
All trade licences expire on either 30 June or 31 December. You cannot get…
You can only use trade plates on vehicles that: are safe to drive…
You can get replacement plates if yours have been lost, stolen or damaged.…
You can renew your licence for: 6 months, if it runs out in June 6 or 12…
If you only want to change your business address, download and complete…
Your licence will end if you either: let your licence expire without…
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
If you've reached the maximum points allowed, find out how to remove them and avoid a further £200 penalty. Check when individual penalty points expire.
Get an EU Settlement Scheme travel permit if your biometric residence card (BRC) is lost, stolen or expired and you need to return to the UK.
Apply to extend your Entrepreneur visa (Tier 1), bring your family.
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 a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2024 for 4 years, and what you need to do.
Apply to replace a time limited licence or condition that is expiring.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
If you made a UK application for action after 1 December 2020, you can extend it to protect your intellectual property rights at least 30 working days before it expires.
Apply to extend your Investor visa (Tier 1) or bring your family.
Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Scale-up Worker visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
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
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