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Travel advice
- Hurricane Season 2011
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Citizenship
- British citizen registration
- Renouncing british citizenship
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- Washington Consular Section

Living in the USA
- What happens when you retire
- How to register a birth in the USA
  - Notes for the registration of a birth
  - Application for the registration of a birth
  - Sample copy of application to register a birth
- How to register a death in the family while overseas
- Repatriation to the UK of human remains
  - Transportation of a body for burial or cremation
  - Transportation of ashes to the UK
- Notarial and documentary services
  - Certified copies
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  - Notice of Marriage
  - Attesting a signature
- How to register a civil partnership
- Overseas voter
- Fees
- Police clearance
- No objection statement (J1 Visa)

When things go wrong
- Urgent travel
- If you are a victim of crime
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- If you are seriously ill or injured
- Help if someone dies
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- Lost/stolen bank cards

How to stay safe abroad
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- Traveller's checklist

White House and Pentagon tours

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Visiting the UK

About the UK
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- Local communities
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Visas
- Notice about biometric data of those applying for UK visas

Holidays in the UK
- Planning your trip
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- Things to see
- Countries in the UK

Working in the UK
- Tax system & personal finance
- Employment agencies in the UK
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Studying in the UK
- Our scholarships
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- Student life
- Useful links

The GREAT campaign
- Countryside is GREAT Britain
- Creativity is GREAT Britain
- Entrepreneurs are GREAT Britain
- Green is GREAT Britain
- Heritage is GREAT Britain
- Innovation is GREAT Britain
- Knowledge is GREAT Britain
- Music is GREAT Britain
- Shopping is GREAT Britain
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London 2012 Olympics
- The UK's winning Olympic bid
- See Britain
  - Game Changer: Britain Prepares
  - Sir Steve Redgrave
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  - Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso
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  - Bonnie Greer
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  - Camila Batmanghelidjh
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  - Edinburgh International Festival
  - Kosei Inoue
- Olympic Truce
- Going for green
- Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games
- Olympic games quiz
- Paralympics in the UK

Royal Wedding 2011
- Royal Wedding across the United States
- Royal Wedding events in Washington, DC

About us

Our embassy
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Other locations
- Atlanta
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- Chicago
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- Denver
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- Houston
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- Los Angeles
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- Miami
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- New York
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- San Francisco
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  - Business
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- Honorary Consulates
  - British Honorary Consulate - Anchorage
  - United States, Atlanta, British Consulate-General
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  - United States, Chicago, British Consulate-General
  - British Honorary Consulate - Cleveland
  - British Honorary Consulate - Dallas
  - British Honorary Consulate - Detroit
  - United States, Houston, British Consulate-General
  - British Honorary Consulate - Las Vegas
  - British Honorary Consulate - Minneapolis
  - United States, Los Angeles, British Consulate-General
  - British Honorary Consulate - Nashville
  - British Honorary Consulate - New Orleans
  - United States, Miami, British Consulate-General
  - British Honorary Consulate - Philadelphia
  - British Honorary Consulate - Phoenix
  - United States, New York, British Consulate-General
  - British Honorary Consulate - Pittsburgh
  - British Honorary Consulate - Portland
  - British Honorary Consulate - Salt Lake City
  - United States, San Francisco, British Consulate-General
  - British Honorary Consulate - San Antonio
  - British Honorary Consulate - San Juan
  - British Honorary Consulate - Seattle
  - British Honorary Consulate - Tallahassee
  - British Honorary Consulate - Tulsa
- Around the world

Working with the USA
- Prosperity
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- Security
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- Culture and Tourism
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UK foreign policy

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Diamond Jubilee 2012

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UN Climate Summit, Durban
- COP17 - Key achievements
- UK action on climate change