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Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in China.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
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
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
If you’re coming to the UK, you’ll need to prove you have enough money to support yourself and any dependants in the UK.
Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Learn how to check if your website or mobile app is accessible.
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Advice on how to stay secure online from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre.
Guidance on patents hearings and how to appeal against an outcome.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
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