UK help and services in Saudi Arabia

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Saudi Arabia. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Saudi Arabia.

Emergency help for British nationals in Saudi Arabia

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
  • This guide provides information about being arrested in Saudi Arabia and what conditions are like in prison there.

  • The British Consulate General in Jeddah represents the UK government in Saudi Arabia.

  • The British Embassy in Saudi Arabia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia.

  • Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad

  • 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.

  • Information for parents whose British child has been abducted in Saudi Arabia by the other parent or a relative.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.

  • The process when a British national dies in Kenya, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

Passports and emergency travel documents in Saudi Arabia

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Saudi Arabia

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from Saudi Arabia

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Saudi Arabia

How to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in Saudi Arabia

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
  • Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK

  • What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council

  • Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are working in abroad.

  • How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre

  • 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)

  • 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

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Saudi Arabia

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events in Saudi Arabia

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Saudi Arabia.

Trade and invest: Saudi Arabia

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Saudi Arabia.

British embassy or high commission in Saudi Arabia

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British Consulate General in Jeddah represents the UK government in Saudi Arabia.

  • The British Embassy in Saudi Arabia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.

  • The process when a British national dies in Kenya, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.