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Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
Register as an overseas voter to take part in the General Election on 4 July. You must be a British or eligible Irish citizen. Register before 19 June 2024.
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…
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
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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.
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
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
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)
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.
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
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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.
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control
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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