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Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
You can apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you’re one of the following: a…
You must prove that you: are 17 or over have enough money without help…
Your partner and children can apply to join you in the UK as your…
When you apply you’ll need to provide: a current passport or another valid…
You must apply online for a UK Ancestry visa before you travel to the UK.…
You can apply to extend your visa and stay in the UK for a further 5…
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’ve spent 5…
How to divorce or end a civil partnership if your partner’s gone missing, you do not know their whereabouts or they are presumed dead
‘Bona Vacantia’ means vacant goods and is the name given to ownerless property, which by law passes to the Crown. The Treasury Solicitor acts for the Crown to administer the estates of people who die intestate (without a Will) and...
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
Search for details of companies involved in insolvency proceedings, liquidation, frozen assets
How to remove your home address, signature, day of your date of birth, or occupation from the public register.
How HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
How you should account for VAT on goods that are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.
Download the NHS App, or open the NHS website in a web browser, to access a range of NHS services online.
Find out the UK’s requirements for the holding and movement of excise goods in duty suspension within the UK and the EU.
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