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FCDO travel advice for St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 6 February 2026

• Warnings and insurance

  St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are British Overseas…

• 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…

Updates, news and events from the UK government in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

• Updated: 2 September 2020

Use these forms and guidance documents to export fresh or frozen pig semen to Saint Helena.

• Updated: 29 November 2018

This report is an independent desk-based review of the design and supporting specification for the proposed Challenging Behaviour Unit

• Updated: 1 January 2014

American viticultural area

• Updated: 4 January 2021

The Governor’s Office works closely with the St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha governments, to support good governance across the three territories and to discharge the Governor’s constitutional responsibilities.

• Updated: 11 September 2024

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Saint Lucia for healthcare practitioners.

• Updated: 23 September 2021

Website of St Helens Council

• Updated: 26 June 2025

Find out how to apply for a UK visa if you are in St Helena, Ascension or Tristan da Cunha.

• Updated: 9 July 2025

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients from Saint Kitts and Nevis for healthcare practitioners.

• Updated: 23 September 2021