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FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
How to complete and submit an Other Interest (OI) return using the HMRC spreadsheet or electronic flat text file.
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