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This guidance explains who the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help outside the UK.
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
You’ll need a work permit to work in most EU countries if you’re a UK…
You may be eligible to use a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or UK…
If you are sent to work abroad temporarily, your employer must follow some…
You might still have to pay UK Income Tax, depending on what your…
PAYE if your employees work abroad, including applying for exemption in the other country.
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Apply for a British National (Overseas) visa (known as a BNO visa) to live, work and study in the UK if you or a family member are from Hong Kong and registered as a British national (overseas).
Advice for UK nationals living abroad, including residency, health and benefits, and specific advice for people following the UK's departure from the EU.
Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.
Lists of notaries to help British nationals with documents needed for legal or official procedures abroad, such as getting married or getting a job.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
What you need to do if you're planning to start higher education in the EU.
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