Living in Burkina Faso

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

  1. Burkina Faso travel advice

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

  2. Burkina Faso: bereavement: death abroad

    Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Burkina Faso.

  3. Burkina Faso: doctors and medical facilities

    List of medical facilities and practitioners for British Nationals in Burkina Faso.

  4. Get your document legalised

    Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.

  5. Living in Burkina Faso

    Information for British citizens moving to or living in Burkina Faso, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.

  6. Professional services if you are abroad

    Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical providers, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.

  7. UK benefits if you’re going or living abroad

    Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you’re abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad

  8. Voting if you move or live abroad

    How to vote if you move or live abroad, including eligibility and registration