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What to consider when moving, living, or retiring abroad – including visas, healthcare, tax and pensions.
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
Contact the Pension Service to get information about: your State Pension…
You can claim your State Pension online, by phone or by post. If you…
If you get State Pension or the over 80 pension, you must report if you:…
Take goods temporarily out of Great Britain using ATA Carnet, Returned Goods Relief, declaration by conduct, oral declaration, Duplicate Lists.
When you move goods in or out of Great Britain (England, Scotland and…
You can usually claim relief from UK import duties on items that you took…
Depending on what the goods are, you might be able to use a simpler type…
You should decide how you want to declare your items before you travel.…
Find out how to pay less or no duty when you move goods temporarily out of Great Britain and between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Information about moving to, living or retiring in the USA – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Tax and customs on personal belongings when you move to the UK permanently or temporarily - shipping, tax and duty
Find out how import VAT will apply to goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland for individuals and non-VAT-registered businesses.
Information about moving to, living or retiring in Portugal – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Apply to get an EORI number to move goods between Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, and other countries.
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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