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Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Advice for British people with mental health needs, and their families and carers, while travelling or living abroad.
Your rights and security searches, body scans and privacy rules if you're disabled or taking medication aboard aircraft
When entering the UK, you need to prove your medicine is prescribed to you if it contains a controlled drug - find out what proof you need to get.
FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Colombia, including guidance on residency, passports, healthcare and emergencies.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people travelling abroad.
How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to Ireland.
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
What you need to know and do before you book any travel to the UK.
FCDO travel advice for Tunisia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Qatar. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Georgia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.
Help available and steps you should take if you have a medical emergency or are hospitalised abroad, including for planned treatment.
Information for British people on medical support in Thailand including mental health, lists of hospitals and care homes and how the British embassy can help.
How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to Spain.
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