Travelling & Living Overseas

Travel advice and tips for British travellers on staying safe abroad and what help the FCO can provide if something goes wrong

Before you travel, check the FCO travel advice for the country you are visiting,
read our advice for different types of traveller from backpackers to people getting married overseas
and sign up for LOCATE, our consular registration service.

Staying safe and healthy abroad

Everything you need to know to prepare for a stress-free trip abroad.

How we can help if things go wrong

What if something goes wrong while you’re abroad? Find out how we can help, and what you should do next.

Travel advice relevant to you

Different types of traveller need different advice so we've created some checklists aimed at specific groups of people.

Be a responsible tourist

We'd like everyone to have care-free holidays but it's important to be aware of things for your own benefit and that of others.

Travel advice by country

In depth advice for every country in the world, updated regularly for all British travellers.

LOCATE: register with us

Passports

Advice on how you can renew or replace a passport, including lost and stolen ones.

Passport and entry requirements

Living overseas

Some advice on moving abroad including how the British embassy can help, and links to other useful web pages.

Births, marriages and deaths

Comprehensive information on the services we offer for registering births and deaths and information and forms for overseas weddings or civil partnerships