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The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.
If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you…
The deadline for most people to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme was 30…
You’ll be given either: settled status, usually where you’ve lived in the…
If you are from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, and…
You must have 5 years’ continuous residence. You may be eligible to…
Each child must have their own application. You can apply for your child…
You can apply as the family member of someone from the EU, Switzerland,…
You can apply if you have a family member who is an eligible person of…
For most people, you can no longer apply if you’re: a family member of a…
You can apply using any device, for example, a laptop, Android device or…
The deadline to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme in most cases was 30…
The deadline for applying for most people was 30 June 2021. You can still…
After you’ve applied, the Home Office will check your application. They’ll…
Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.
The honours system recognises people who have: made achievements in public…
You can nominate someone for an honour online. There’s a different process…
You can nominate someone for an honour if they: live overseas live in the…
Civilian gallantry awards recognise the bravery of people who’ve put…
You cannot nominate someone for a specific honour - that’s decided by the…
The lists of who’s received honours are published at New Year and on the…
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision
You’ll probably need planning permission if you want to: build something…
Some building projects do not need planning permission. This is known as…
Your local planning authority (LPA) will decide whether to grant planning…
If your application is refused, try to come to an agreement with the local…
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Certify a document as a true copy of the original by getting it signed and dated by a professional person, like a solicitor
DSEI is a showcase for British industry and British ingenuity
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
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