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Order an official birth, marriage or death certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 1 others

The European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) - which countries are in the EU and EEA, the single market and free movement of goods, capital, services and people

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 1 others

Use the online service to get a UK document legalised

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Taking pets abroad on holiday or to live - pet passports, PETS travel scheme, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, quarantine, travelling with assistance dogs

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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others

Permission from parents and courts to take a child on holiday abroad and avoid abduction

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 1 others

Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award, read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life

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Cabinet Office and 1 others

UK citizens can work in any European Economic Area country and Switzerland without a work permit - where you can work, your rights, protection for posted workers and National Insurance payments

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 1 others

Check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office created an Apostille - verify a legalised document

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 1 others

Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply

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Department for Education and 1 others

Find out how to convert a civil partnership into a marriage, costs, converting abroad

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Bring your pet to the UK - microchipping, pet passports, vaccinations

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Closed organisation: Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency and 2 others

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

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Home Office and 1 others

Find out what the Foreign and Commonwealth Office can do to help if you or someone you know is arrested abroad.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Contact the nearest British embassy, commission or consulate to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Affirmation/Affidavit of marital status for British nationals

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

If you're a UK resident and have been injured because of a violent crime abroad, you can usually apply for compensation

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Apply for a forced marriage protection order - documents, urgent orders, attend a hearing

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 1 others