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Guidance for defence personnel on the use of social media

• Updated: 21 October 2013

How internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing, HMRC scams, immigration scams.

• Report internet scams and phishing

  Report misleading websites, emails, phone numbers, phone calls or text…

• Report scam HMRC messages, calls and social media accounts

  You can report suspicious HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) emails, texts,…

• Report visa and immigration scams

  You’ll never be asked to pay for a visa using: cash money transfer Contact…

FCDO travel advice for Venezuela. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 21 January 2025

• Warnings and insurance

  Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  This guide also has safety advice for regions of Venezuela. Terrorism…

• Regional risks

  This section has safety advice for regions of Venezuela. It only covers…

• Health

  Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.

• Updated: 23 January 2023

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

Advice on how to stay secure online from the UK's National Cyber Security Centre.

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments

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

Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.

How to access the historical censuses from 1841 to 1921.

• Updated: 21 December 2017