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Information about UK sanctions to support compliance of non-UK businesses operating outside the UK.
OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions.
Check which countries are defined as developing by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
General guidance for UK financial sanctions
This guidance explains the different preference tiers under the DCTS, including benefits for each tier, criteria for moving between tiers and transition periods.
Guidance on citizenship rights for Chagossians following the entry into force of the Diego Garcia treaty.
OFSI's new series, 'Financial Sanctions: The Basics', highlights 6 key areas in OFSI and financial sanctions more generally.
Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to Russia
General guidance about director disqualification sanctions, what they mean and applying for a licence.
Now closed, UK Aid Direct supported small and medium sized civil society organisations, based in the UK and overseas, to achieve sustained poverty reduction and the Global Goals.
The Afghan citizens resettlement scheme separated families (ACRS) pathway closed at 3pm on 30 October 2024. You can no longer make a referral under this scheme.
This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
Oil Price Cap (OPC) suspected breach reporting form
This guidance explains the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) and how businesses can use it to export products to the UK.
The structure and the format of the UK Sanctions List is changing in February 2022.
Guidance about the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Treaty Unit.
The Ayrton Fund supports clean energy research, development and demonstration (RD&D) to accelerate the clean energy transition in developing countries.
This page contains a list of persons and entities to whom financial sanctions have been applied due to their assessed involvement in terrorist activity.
Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to the UK Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exception
Explains who was eligible to be considered for resettlement to the UK in the first stage of Pathway 3 of this scheme, and the process for eligible people.
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