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This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.
How to vote if you move or live abroad, including eligibility and registration
Advice and guidance from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) for British nationals travelling and living abroad.
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies 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.
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
How the British embassy or consulate can help, including contacting family, UK prison transfers, money transfers and complaining about mistreatment.
Find out about the help you can get in the UK and abroad, including from victim support and the local British embassy or consulate.
Official information British people moving to and living in the United States of America (USA) need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
The FCDO invites proposals by 16 January 2023 from organisations to help support our work with British people missing abroad and affected families or friends.
This guidance explains who the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help outside the UK.
New government campaign encourages British people travelling abroad to check their travel insurance cover.
Consular assistance describes the support and help the FCDO can provide to British nationals if they get into difficulty whilst living or travelling abroad.
If you're a British citizen living abroad, you can apply to be an overseas voter.
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
How to apply for British citizenship if you're a British overseas citizen, protected person, subject, national or overseas territories citizen - who's eligible, fees and where to send your application.
Information for British people moving to and living in Thailand, including residency, healthcare and driving.
Exceptional Assistance Measures (EAM) provide additional practical support to British nationals affected by terrorist attacks overseas, and their families
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