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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.
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.
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
Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)
What to do if you go to work or retire abroad - sending HMRC a P85 or tax return, paying National Insurance and claiming benefits, visiting the UK after you've left
British passport eligibility - types of British nationality, eligibility by marriage or civil partnership, who to contact if you're not sure
Application form to order a copy of a birth certificate registered in England and Wales.
Check if you need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive abroad on holiday and how to exchange your licence if you move abroad - including driving in the EU after Brexit.
When entering the UK, you need to prove your medicine is prescribed to you if it contains a controlled drug - find out what proof you need to get.
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
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.
You must declare £10,000 or more in cash, or the equivalent in another currency, if you take it between Great Britain and any other country.
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough
Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43
Use this form to apply in advance for a passport using your new name.
Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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