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UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will…
Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re a British citizen…
You’ll need to show your identity document, such as your passport or…
You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…
Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…
How to challenge a probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if there’s a dispute about a will. What to do if your probate application is challenged.
You can challenge someone else’s probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if…
You can apply for a caveat online or by post. It costs £3. What…
The probate application will be stopped one working day after your caveat…
Someone can challenge your probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if…
This leaflet tells you about going through Customs when entering the UK.
Statistics on non-UK nationals registering for a National Insurance number for the purposes of work, benefits or tax credits. Release includes an update to Official Statistics on Nationality at point of National Insurance number registration of DWP benefit claimants
Guidance about Article 10 and 20 residence cards.
Check if you're exempt from immigration control or obtaining permission to enter, and therefore do not need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) or visa.
Monthly statistics relating to children entering detention and held solely under Immigration Act powers. These data are based on provisional management information and are subject to change.
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