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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
You might need a visa to pass through the UK in transit (on your way to…
You might need a Direct Airside Transit visa if you: will be changing…
You might need a Visitor in Transit visa if you’re: changing flights in…
Apply online for a Direct Airside Transit visa or a Visitor in Transit…
Apply for the Registered Traveller service to get through UK border control faster and without filling in a landing card
The Registered Traveller service can help you get through the UK border…
To apply for Registered Traveller membership, you must be 18 or older and…
You can use the service at the following airports: Birmingham Bristol…
Before you apply, check you’re eligible. Apply online for Registered…
It costs £50 to renew your Registered Traveller membership for another…
You can apply to add your children to your Registered Traveller membership…
VAT, duty and customs declarations for goods received by post or courier - paying, collecting your goods, getting a refund and documents.
Anything posted or couriered to you from another country goes through…
You’ll be contacted by Royal Mail, Parcelforce or the courier company if…
Check that goods sent to you from outside the UK (or outside the UK and…
To qualify as gifts, goods must be: described as gifts on the customs…
How to use the common and Union transit procedure to move goods between countries in the Common Transit Convention.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
How to pay a Self Assessment late filing penalty or late payment penalty by Direct Debit, bank transfer, credit card, cheque or at a bank or building society.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
A best practice guide for employers on how to support your apprentice through end-point assessment.
How you'll be paid, what you’ll be paid, and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
If you do not get a place on your chosen university course, you can apply for other courses through the UCAS system of Clearing
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