UKvisas
UKvisas is a joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Unit, which runs the UK's visa service through British diplomatic posts overseas. For information on whether you need a visa to enter the UK, and if so, how to apply for one, visit www.ukvisas.gov.uk

Working in the UK
Working in the UK is the UK Home Office’s website that provides clear information about the various routes open to Foreign Nationals who want to come and work in the United Kingdom. Visit their site at www.workingintheuk.gov.uk

UKCOSA
UKCOSA: The Council for International Education provides advice and information to international students studying in the UK and to staff who work with them. All UK universities and most colleges of further and higher education with international students are members of UKCOSA. Visit their site at www.ukcosa.org.uk

UK NARIC
UK NARIC is the National Agency for the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). They are the only official information provider on the comparability of international qualifications from over 180 countries worldwide. Visit their website here www.naric.org.uk

VisitBritain
VisitBritain works in partnership with the national tourist boards in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to promote Britain overseas as a tourist destination. Its website at www.visitbritain.com provides practical advice on planning a trip to the UK, including information on accommodation, attractions, events and transport.

Direct Gov
Direct Gov provides a guide to the UK public services, including information on crime, justice and law, health and well-being and travel and transport in the UK. Visit their website at www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm

BBC
Keep up-to-date with the latest news and current affairs in the UK at www.bbc.co.uk

UK Now
If you've ever wondered why Queen Elizabeth has two birthdays, what a whip does in the Houses of Parliament, where you can find the rules of cricket or just what makes that famous British sense of humour, look no further! Here are the answers to 100 of the most common and some of the more interesting questions asked about Britain around the world: www.uknow.or.jp/uknow_e/about/100faqs/

Weather

• www.weatheronline.co.uk
• www.bbc.co.uk/weather

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