UK help and services in North Macedonia
Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in North Macedonia. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and North Macedonia.
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Emergency help for British nationals
Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
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British Embassy Skopje
The British Embassy in Skopje maintains and develops relations between the UK and North Macedonia.
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Compensation for victims of terrorist attacks abroad
Compensation for terrorist attacks abroad - eligibility, acts of terrorism covered, application form, helpline
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Compensation if you're a victim of crime abroad
If you're a UK resident and have been injured because of a violent crime abroad, you can usually apply for compensation
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Get help if you're a victim of crime abroad
Contact the nearest British embassy, commission or consulate to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad
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Help if you're arrested abroad
Find out what the Foreign and Commonwealth Office can do to help if you or someone you know is arrested abroad.
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North Macedonia: prisoner pack
Explanation of the legal and prison system in North Macedonia to British nationals.
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Rape and sexual assault abroad: returning to the UK
Information for British nationals affected by rape or sexual assault abroad and returning to the UK, including how to access medical treatment and legal advice in the UK.
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What to do if you’re affected by a crisis overseas
Advice for British nationals affected by crises abroad, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters and major political unrest, and information on what help the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) can provide.
Passports and emergency travel documents
Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.
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Apply for or renew a British passport if you're visiting the UK
You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough
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Cancel a lost or stolen passport
What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently - emergency travel document and replacement passport.
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Get an emergency travel document
Apply for an emergency travel document if you're outside the UK and haven't got a valid British passport - apply online, how to apply, fee, timings
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Overseas British passport applications
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
Travelling to North Macedonia
Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.
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Getting married abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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North Macedonia travel advice
Latest travel advice for North Macedonia including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
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Reduce your risk from terrorism while abroad
How to minimise your risk and what to do in the event of a terrorist attack.
Coming to the UK
Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.
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Applying for a UK visa in North Macedonia
Guidance on how to apply for a UK visa in North Macedonia.
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Check if you need a UK visa
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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Contact UK Visas and Immigration about your application
How to contact UK visas and immigration (UKVI) from inside and outside the UK.
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Get your visa, immigration or citizenship documents back
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
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UK Visa information leaflets
Useful information on applying for different types of UK visa.
Living in North Macedonia
Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.
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Get your document legalised
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised
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Living in North Macedonia
How to stay safe in North Macedonia while living and working there and what UK benefits you're entitled to.
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North Macedonia travel advice
Latest travel advice for North Macedonia including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
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North Macedonia: lawyers
List of English-speaking lawyers for British nationals in North Macedonia.
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North Macedonia: medical facilities
List of English-speaking doctors and hospitals in Macedonia.
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North Macedonia: translators
List of translators and interpreters for British nationals in North Macedonia.
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Support for British nationals abroad: A guide
This guide highlights some of the main ways you can help yourself stay safe abroad and what help the FCO can provide.
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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
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Voting when you’re abroad
How to vote if you're going to be abroad temporarily on election day, and what to do if you're moving overseas long term
Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad
Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
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Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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Moving or retiring abroad
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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National Insurance if you go abroad
Contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to find out if you need to pay National Insurance when you work abroad
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State Pension if you retire abroad
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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Tax credits if you leave or move to the UK
Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control
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Tax on foreign income
Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)
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Tax on your UK income if you live abroad
Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43
Birth, death and marriage abroad
Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.
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Getting married abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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North Macedonia: bereavement information
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in North Macedonia.
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North Macedonia: funeral directors
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals in North Macedonia.
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Register a birth abroad
Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK
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Surrogacy overseas
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
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What to do after someone dies
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad
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What to do when someone dies: step by step
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and manage financial issues.
News and events
Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in North Macedonia.
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North Macedonia and the UK
Updates, news and events from the UK government in Macedonia
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North Macedonia and the UK
Updates, news and events from the UK government in North Macedonia
Trade and invest
Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in North Macedonia.
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Business investment in the UK: Guidance for overseas businesses
Guidance on why overseas companies should set up and locate their businesses in the UK. Includes information on UK business investment and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) opportunities.
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Overseas Business Risk - Macedonia
Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Macedonia.
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Set up a business
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
British embassy or high commission
Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
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British Embassy Skopje
The British Embassy in Skopje maintains and develops relations between the UK and North Macedonia.
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North Macedonia: consular fees
Details of Consular Fees
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Notarial and documentary services in North Macedonia
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available in North Macedonia by local notaries or lawyers.