Help if you’re arrested abroad - GOV.UK

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rules, guidance and support

Find out what help you can get if you or someone you know is arrested abroad.

Step 1 Plan your trip during coronavirus (COVID-19)
Step 2 Get your passport ready
How much time you need on your passport depends on the country you're visiting. Check the entry requirements for the country you want to travel to.
and Check if you need a visa or permit
1. Check if you need a visa or permit
and Check how to drive abroad
1. Find out what you need to do to drive abroad
and Check how to take your pet abroad
1. Check what you need to do to take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad
Step 3 Get travel insurance and check if you need vaccinations or inoculations
1. Get travel insurance
2. Check what vaccinations or inoculations you may need
Step 4 Travel safely and check for travel disruption
Step 5 Going through border control
You may need to show paperwork such as your passport or visa, or a negative coronavirus test result at the point of entry.
1. Check the entry requirements for the country you are travelling to or transiting through
Step 6 When you are abroad
1. Follow the local coronavirus restrictions
2. Access healthcare in the EU
Find out what to do if:
and If you are unable to return to the UK
1. If you are unable to return to the UK because of coronavirus
Step 7 Return to the UK
and When you arrive in the UK
1. Follow the latest coronavirus restrictions
2. Declare goods and pay tax and duty to UK customs

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