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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.
This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.
Help available and steps you should take if you have a medical emergency or are hospitalised abroad, including for planned treatment.
Travel disruption and work - employee rights, employer rights, paid and unpaid holiday entitlement, winter weather
Apply for an emergency travel document if you're outside the UK and have not got a valid British passport - apply online, how to apply, fee, timings
It is your responsibility to make sure you can access enough money to pay for all your costs and to avoid getting into financial difficulties abroad.
Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43
How the British embassy or consulate can help, including contacting family, UK prison transfers, money transfers and complaining about mistreatment.
Find out what to do if you have something seized (Notice 12A).
FCDO travel advice for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
Find out how you can control pests on your property - help from professionals, methods you can and cannot use, protecting wildlife, getting a wildlife licence
A regularly updated list of answers to frequently asked questions related to DBS and coronavirus.
How to report faulty or broken traffic lights depends on where you live and the type of road
How to apply to have your child returned if they've been abducted, or arrange contact or enforce a court order in EU, Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries
Guidance on managing and using bed rails safely.
Guidance on the law on sticking items on vehicle windows which could obscure the view.
This guidance covers the role that the police play in the DBS checking process.
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