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You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Find out how to prove your right to work in the UK to an employer. Get an online share code to prove your right to work if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Use this list to check if you can claim a fixed amount of tax relief (also known as 'flat rate expenses') for your work expenses if you're an employee.
Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.
How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLA
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Find out when you can expect to receive a reply from HMRC to a query or request you've made.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle
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.
When to tell DVLA about a medical condition or disability - what will happen to your licence, renewing or reapplying for your licence.
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
How to apply and get a code for free childcare for your 2 to 4 year old if you're working.
Find out how you should prepare for a telephone or video court or tribunal hearing and what to expect on the day.
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.
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
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