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Downloadable letters explaining UK laws and conventions on people's names and name changing.
FCDO travel advice for Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for São Tomé and Príncipe. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Information about moving to, living or retiring in Hungary – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Information about moving to, living or retiring in Pakistan – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
FCDO travel advice for St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
How to register your S1 form in Spain using the Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) online portal.
This guide provides a list of UK Sanctions List (UKSL) fields and mappings to compare with the list of fields on the OFSI Consolidated List, which is closing on 28 January 2026.
Information about moving to, living or retiring in Romania – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
The FCDO invites tenders by 9 January 2026 for an assessment of the effectiveness, challenges and opportunities of higher education partnerships between the UK and Southern Africa.
The FCDO invites bids by 22 December 2025 to deliver one component of the Building Peace and Stability in Iraq programme. This includes activities related to durable solutions and leading at least 6 local non-governmental or…
Information for British nationals affected by rape or sexual assault abroad, including how to access medical treatment and legal advice in the UK.
How to serve legal documents overseas and take evidence abroad.
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in the Philippines, including guidance on residency, healthcare, civil registration and more.
Letters explaining how foreign marriages and civil partnerships are recognised in the UK. Sometimes called information notes.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Thailand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information about moving to, living or retiring in Iceland – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
FCDO travel advice for Tuvalu. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Samoa. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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