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

• Updated: 19 March 2026

• Warnings and insurance

  This travel advice page covers New Zealand. See separate travel advice for…

• 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…

Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you - how to appoint an agent, friend, relative or voluntary organisation.

• Overview

  You can authorise someone else to deal with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…

• Authorise an agent to manage your tax affairs

  A paid agent can be: a professional accountant tax adviser They must meet…

• Ask a friend or relative to manage your tax online

  You can ask a friend or family member to register to manage your tax…

• Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you

  You can arrange for an ‘intermediary’ to deal with HMRC for you. This…

• Give someone power of attorney over your tax affairs

  You can give someone power of attorney over your tax affairs, such as by…

Get help and extra support when dealing with HMRC if you have additional needs - for example you have a disability or health condition, if English is not your first language or if you’re experiencing domestic abuse or financial hardship.

• Help you can get

  You can get extra support if your health condition or personal…

• If you cannot use a telephone and need a different way to contact HMRC

  There are other ways to contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) than by…

• If you need information in a different format

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) information is available in accessible…

• If you need help filling in forms

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can help you with filling in forms. You…

• If you need more time because of your circumstances

  In certain circumstances, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can give you an…

• If you need information in another language

  You can use a friend or family member as an interpreter when you phone HM…

• If you need someone to talk to HMRC for you

  If you find it difficult to deal with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…

Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.

• Updated: 6 February 2025

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• Updated: 28 January 2026

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• Updated: 30 April 2018

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• Updated: 10 February 2026

Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.