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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
Apply for an armed forces veteran card to prove that you served in the UK armed forces.
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Apply for an India Young Professionals Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you're an Indian citizen aged 18 to 30 - eligibility, fees, documents.
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
Find out how much you need to put aside for your Self Assessment tax bill by using HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC's) Self Assessment tax calculator.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Find out if you can get legal aid, which can help pay for legal advice, family mediation or representation in court or at a tribunal if you cannot afford it
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
What the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is, work covered by the scheme and find out whether you should register as a contractor or subcontractor.
Claiming tax relief on expenses you have to pay for your work, like uniforms, tools, travel and working from home costs.
The cost of theory tests and driving tests for cars, lorries, buses, motorcycles and other vehicles
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Report tax fraud by a person or business to HMRC - tax evasion, VAT fraud, false, Child Benefit or tax credit fraud.
Contact information for the General Register Office
Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.
Find out how to exchange your non-GB driving licence for a British licence
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