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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Declaration confirming that there are no legal reasons why you should not be married in Italy.
Documents, certificates, letters, and notes available at the British Embassy Hanoi and the British Consulate-General Ho Chi Minh City.
List of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office embassies, high commissions, consulates and other forms of UK representation, by country and territory.
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property in India.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's (FCDO) current list of approved British English-language names for countries and territories.
How someone in Germany can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath, affirmation or affidavit and obtain informative notes on UK naming law
This document lists all British Forces Post Office (BFPO) locations for Foreign Office posts abroad, including their numbers and postcodes.
Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds warns of the dangers of not having comprehensive travel insurance.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A case study on the the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available from British consulates in Brazil.
List of fees for consular services in Philippines.
We may be able to offer notarial services, including administering an oath or affidavit and making a certified copy of a document.
Information for UK businesses on political, economic and security risks when trading overseas.
Local processes for finding a lawyer, your rights, going to court, visits and money, trials, the legal system and prison conditions.
Dangerous extremists intent on promoting extreme ideologies will be blocked from entering the UK as the government steps up action to protect the public.
Tom Drew was the Director General, Defence and Intelligence, at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO ) until December 2023. He had been Director General at the FCDO and previously the Foreign and Common…
This is an example of the certificate you will be issued in Spanish.
Example certificate for Marital Status for marriage in Spain.
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
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