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Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
You can get certain official UK documents ‘legalised’ by submitting them…
Apply online for a paper-based apostille or an e-Apostille. To apply,…
Contact the Legalisation Office if you have: a question about how the…
How long you can stay in the EU or Schengen area without a visa, when you travel from the UK.
Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction
Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.
Apply for an emergency travel document if you're outside the UK and have not got a valid British passport - apply online, how to apply, fee, timings
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
Find out how to get the documents you’ll need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they’ll cost.
Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.
Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
Check the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office created an Apostille - verify a legalised document
Affirmation/Affidavit of marital status for British nationals
Find out how to convert a same-sex civil partnership into a marriage, costs, converting abroad.
Letter of consent form for those who have parental responsibility for child applying for an emergency travel document (ETD).
Download a notice and an affirmation so you can apply for a certificate of no impediment (CNI) from the British Embassy Rome by post.
What to do if you or someone you know is being forced into getting married, how you can try to stop the marriage from taking place, and what to do if you want to leave a forced marriage
How to report a person who's gone missing or a child who's run away - including if you lose contact while they're abroad
If you're a UK resident and have been injured because of a violent crime abroad, you can usually apply for compensation
Self declaration form and accompanying notes for British nationals to get married or register a civil partnership (PACS) in France. For use in place of certificates of celibacy and custom.
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