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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Details of FCO's current secondment opportunities.
To protect your patent outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
The Global Support Organisation (GSO) supports and enables Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel and UK Defence activity overseas.
Request UK processing of your international patent if you've already made a Patent Cooperation Treaty application
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Find out the scale rate expenses for accommodation and subsistence paid to employees who travel outside of the UK.
Fees charged for services at British embassies, high commissions and consulates, including certification, legalisation and emergency travel document fees.
Apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa to set up a branch of an overseas business - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) upholds information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. ICO is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical providers, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
Find out if your business is eligible for tailored in-market support as part of the Export Support Service from the Department for Business and Trade.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
List of medical repatriation companies for British nationals who are seriously ill or injured abroad and need medical evacuation to the UK.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
The GEO is the operating title of the United Kingdom’s military mission in Germany.
OFSI helps ensure financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented and enforced in the United Kingdom. This includes the Oil Price Cap on Russian oil. OFSI is part of HM Treasury .
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is a world-leading centre for hydrography, specialising in marine geospatial data to support safe, secure and thriving oceans. UKHO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence .
Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
This guidance outlines options to consider and who to contact if your child has been taken or kept abroad by their other parent or a relative without your permission.
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