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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people travelling abroad.
Advice for women travelling and living abroad, including organisations that can help.
FCDO travel advice for Argentina. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The CMA has reviewed the online dating industry and identified common terms and conditions and practices that are likely to be illegal under consumer law.
How to meet your new sponsor and their family, while staying safe online. Also information about how to stay safe in the UK.
FCDO travel advice for Iran. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Panama. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor including things to consider and thank you payments.
FCDO travel advice for Nigeria. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Nepal. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Dominica. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Find out how the Prevent programme supports people who are at risk of becoming involved with terrorism through radicalisation.
FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Guidance on sexual transmission of Zika virus and methods of prevention.
FCDO travel advice for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Detailed guide on domestic abuse, what to do and how to seek help in the United Arab Emirates.
FCDO travel advice for United Arab Emirates. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Latest FCDO travel advice for South Africa including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs
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