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Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Poland, including guidance on residency, passports and driving.
Information for UK nationals living in the EU, EEA EFTA countries and Switzerland since before 1 January 2021, including guidance on residency and healthcare.
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
Wetherby is a young offender institution (YOI) in Yorkshire for children and young people aged 15 to 18.
Management of British armed forces casualties and compassionate cases 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
How to apply for British citizenship if you’re a person of Chagossian descent: who’s eligible, the documents you need and when you must apply by.
Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
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.
Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction
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 to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Having right of abode means you're allowed to live or work in the UK without any immigration restrictions - apply for a certificate of entitlement to prove you have it.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
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