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Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will…
Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re a British citizen…
You’ll need to show your identity document, such as your passport or…
You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…
Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
British travellers to the US must register with the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before their journey
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
Official information British people moving to and living in the United States of America (USA) need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
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
We provide support to the Leader of the House of Commons, who is responsible for planning and supervising the government’s legislative programme (including the King’s speech), and managing government business within the House of Commons while also upholding the rights...
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured products you place on the market in Great Britain.
Rules for moving goods between the UK and EU under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
What you need to do to place a medical device on the Great Britain, Northern Ireland and European Union (EU) markets.
The MENE survey provides trend data for how people experience the natural environment in England.
Find out the rules to establish the country of origin of imported and exported goods and to help identify goods which qualify for lower or no Customs Duty.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Find out about the programme to upgrade wifi networks in schools and who can take part.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
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