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Apply for your first adult British passport - who can apply, how long it takes, costs, how to apply, documents you need, passport interviews
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This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
How to apply for a clinical trial including eligibility, phases, model IMPDs, costs and how to make changes to your application.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in India.
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