We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
FCDO travel advice aims to inform British nationals so they can make decisions about travelling abroad. This page sets out how the FCDO assesses risks and compiles travel advice.
[S.10 of the Administration of Justice Act 1920] [s.10 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933] [s.12 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982] (CPR 74.12 and PD 74A para.7).
If you’re travelling abroad, it's important to take out appropriate travel insurance before you go.
A checklist from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to help British people prepare for travelling and staying safe abroad.
Get advice about travelling abroad, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people travelling abroad.
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.
What to do if you've been affected by crime abroad and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and others can help.
How the British embassy or consulate can help, including contacting family, UK prison transfers, money transfers and complaining about mistreatment.
Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)
Advice on legalising documents, getting married, and registering a birth or death abroad, and information on services available at UK embassies and consulates worldwide.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Consular assistance describes the support and help the FCDO can provide to British nationals if they get into difficulty whilst living or travelling abroad.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has closed. It’s been replaced by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). FCDO guidance, services and information These services are now provided by FCDO: foreign travel advice consular help and services abroad document...
How to serve legal documents overseas and take evidence abroad.
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
We pursue our national interests and those of British citizens. We safeguard the UK’s security, defend our values, reduce poverty and tackle global challenges with our international partners. FCDO is a ministerial department, supported by 12 agencies and public bodies...
Information for UK businesses on political, economic and security risks when trading overseas.
Guidance on child protection cases and care orders where the child has links to a foreign country.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone.