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Information about moving to, living or retiring in Germany – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.

• Updated: 11 December 2025

FCDO travel advice for Germany. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 10 December 2025

• Warnings and insurance

  Before you travel No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in…

• Entry requirements

  This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…

• Safety and security

  Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…

• Health

  Before you travel, check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…

• Getting help

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…

Guidance on your rights after the UK’s exit from the EU, accessing healthcare, getting a document legalised, English-speaking lawyers, how to vote abroad.

• Updated: 3 March 2020

Information for UK nationals on applying for residency status in Germany.

• Updated: 13 May 2022

How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Germany.

• Updated: 19 September 2024

Information about support for British nationals experiencing mental health difficulties in Germany.

• Updated: 30 September 2025

Check if you need a visa or permit to work in Germany and how to get one if you do.

• Updated: 15 April 2024

This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.

• Updated: 30 September 2025

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• Updated: 3 October 2017

Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Germany.

• Updated: 11 June 2021