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How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

When your husband or wife applies for divorce: how to reply (respond), what happens if you agree or disagree (dispute), what happens if you do not reply, what to do if your husband or wife does not continue the divorce

• Overview

  If your husband or wife has applied for a divorce, the court will send you…

• How to reply

  You must reply by the deadline on your ‘notice of proceedings’. How you…

• If you agree with the divorce

  If you reply that you agree with the divorce, the divorce will go ahead.…

• If you disagree with the divorce

  You can only disagree with the divorce if you have a legal reason. For…

• If your husband or wife does not continue the divorce

  What you do next depends on where things stopped. If they have not applied…

• Start your own divorce

  You might want to start your own divorce. For example, if your husband or…

A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.

• Overview

  A UK patent may help if you want to take legal action against someone who…

• Before you apply

  Only apply for a patent if: you’ve checked your invention does not already…

• Prepare your application

  A patent application must include: a description of your invention that…

• File your initial application

  You must have prepared your documents before applying. Your initial…

• After you apply

  Once you’ve filed an application you’ll get a receipt with your…

• Search, publication and 'substantive examination'

  Before your patent can be granted the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)…

• When a patent is granted

  If your patent is granted: your application will be published in its final…

Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’

Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply

Find out how interest is calculated and applied if you have a Plan 2 student loan, as well as previous interest rates.

• Updated: 16 September 2024

How to apply for British citizenship if you're a British overseas citizen, protected person, subject, national or overseas territories citizen - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.

Apply as a child to join or stay with a close relative in the UK who has protection status - eligibility, fees, documents, applying for settlement.