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Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply

• Overview

  You might need a visa to pass through the UK in transit (on your way to…

• If you're not going through border control (Direct Airside Transit visa)

  You might need a Direct Airside Transit visa if you: will be changing…

• If you're going through border control (Visitor in Transit visa)

  You might need a Visitor in Transit visa if you’re: changing flights in…

• Apply

  Apply online for a Direct Airside Transit visa or a Visitor in Transit…

When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.

• Booking your test

  You can book your driving test when you’ve passed your theory test. You do…

• What to take to your test

  You must take: your UK driving licence your theory test pass certificate,…

• Using your own car for your test

  You can take your driving test in your own car rather than your driving…

• What happens during the test

  There are 5 parts to the driving test: an eyesight check ‘show me, tell…

• Driving test faults and your result

  There are 3 types of faults you can make: a dangerous fault - this…

• If your test is cancelled or there's bad weather

  Your driving test can be cancelled or stopped because of bad weather,…

• If you have a disability, health condition or learning difficulty

  When you book your driving test you should say if you have a: disability…

Getting a UK background check so you can apply for Global Entry and get through USA border control faster: how to apply, how much it costs

UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.

Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.

If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate

Pass Plus is a practical course to improve your driving skills - once completed you may get a discount on your car insurance

How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to.

Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents

When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.