Asia and Oceania

Insurance

 

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before leaving UK.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake, particularly if you plan to engage in adventure sports.  Medical evacuation from Tonga is required for most non-basic medical problems.  You should therefore ensure that your policy covers you for medical evacuation by air ambulance.

If things do go wrong when you are overseas then this is How We Can Help.

Representation

There is no resident British diplomatic mission in Tonga. Routine consular matters are covered by the British High Commission in Suva, but in an emergency the New Zealand High Commission in Nuku'alofa can be contacted.  See below for contact details.

Registration

 

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.  More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here. 

 

Replacing your passport

If you require a new passport, application forms can be downloaded from the Internet at:  http://ukinfiji.fco.gov.uk/en/passports/passport-forms. The British High Commission in Suva does not issue passports, but applications for new passports should be submitted to the High Commission for processing. Where possible, you are advised to apply at least two months before your passport is due to expire. Please note that you can apply up to nine months before your current passport expires. Any remaining period of validity will be credited to your replacement passport. You will be allowed to retain your old passport while waiting for the replacement to be processed and returned.

We advise you to keep a photocopy of the relevant pages of your passport, to avoid any complications.

Where necessary the New Zealand High Commission can issue an Emergency Passport. Emergency Passports are not machine readable, and are valid only for a single journey back to the UK using agreed transit points, or to Commonwealth countries, provided a prior arrangement exists with the authorities of the Commonwealth country concerned.

Money

 

ATMs are available in the capital cities of Tongatapu, Ha’apai and ‘Eua.

 

Contact Details

 

New Zealand High Commission, Nuku`alofa

Address:

Corner Taufa`ahau and Salote Roads,

Nuku`alofa, Tonga

Postal Address:

PO Box 830, Nuku`alofa, Tonga

 

Telephone +676 23122  Facsimile _676 23487

Email nzhcnuk@kalianet.to

Office Hours Mon – Fri 0800–1230, 1300-1600