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Tom Drew was the Director General, Defence and Intelligence, at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ( FCDO ) until December 2023. He had been Director General at the FCDO and previously the Foreign and Common…
List of lawyers for British nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in Jamaica.
The medal is awarded to civilians in recognition of their contribution to the government’s work towards a stable and secure Afghanistan.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy in Algeria.
A case study on the the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh from the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.
How to access the essential information you need when living in Taiwan as a British national.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy Bishkek.
Explanatory notice to British nationals contemplating marriage in Egypt.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in the USA.
Dame Deborah Bronnert DCMG was the British Ambassador to the Russian Federation from January 2020 to October 2023 and left the Russian Federation on 1 November 2023. Biography 2020 to 2023 Russian Federation, Her Majesty’s A…
How someone in Belgium can get an informative note, or take an oath of British citizenship.
Advice on how to obtain criminal record checks for use in China, covering time spent in the UK.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British Embassy Tehran.
How someone in Slovakia can get documents certified, have an oath, affirmation or affidavit administered and obtain informative notes.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in December 2019.
Details of consular fees for Canada.
Information for British nationals travelling with children to Cyprus.
List of English-speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters for British nationals in the USA.
A forced marriage is where one or both people do not or cannot consent to the marriage, and pressure or abuse is used to force them into marriage.
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