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Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
There are different rules for child maintenance if a parent lives abroad.…
How you get a child maintenance decision depends on whether the other…
You can still enforce a child maintenance decision if the other parent…
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
You may be eligible for British citizenship if you have a British parent.…
You’re automatically a British citizen if you were born outside the UK and…
You may automatically be a British citizen if you were born before 1…
You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take…
Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Information about moving to, living or retiring in the USA – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
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