Europe

Insurance

 

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake. 

 

For more general information see Travel Insurance.

If things do go wrong when you are oversees then this is How we can help.  Please note as Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory there is no formal British Consular Representation. We are therefore unable to offer full assistance as described in this link.

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
 

Import and Export of Goods

 
Gibraltar is not part of the EU Common Customs Territory.
 
The amount of goods (e.g.  tobacco and alcohol) that you can take into and out of Gibraltar is therefore more limited than for visits between the UK and other EU countries, for example when bought tax-paid.
 

Importing to Gibraltar

 
Information on Duty Free Allowances when arriving in Gibraltar can be found at: Gibraltar Customs (importing to Gibraltar).
 
If you regularly enter or return to Gibraltar (ie more than once in a calendar month), you are not entitled to Duty Free Imports.
 

Exporting to Spain

 
You should declare any duty free goods to Spanish customs officers on leaving Gibraltar.
 

Exporting to the UK

 
If you are returning directly to the UK from Gibraltar, please see information on the Duty Free allowances.
 

Consular Assistance

 
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and as such there is no formal British Consular Representation.  All consular protection services needed by British nationals are delivered by the Government of Gibraltar Civil Status and Registration Office as follows.

(Birth and Death registration enquiries:

 

Tel: + (350) 200 78303

Fax: + (350) 200 42706

 

Marriage bookings and information on marriage requirements in Gibraltar:

 

Tel: + (350) 200 72289

Fax: + (350) 200 42706

Email: marriages@gibtelecom.net

 

Visa information:

 

Tel: + (350) 200 51726

Fax: + (350) 200 42706

Email: csro@gibtelecom.net

 

Passport Information:

 

Tel: + (350) 200 51725, 51727 or 51728

Fax: + (350) 200 42706

Email: csro@gibtelecom.net

 

Immigration information:

 

Tel: + (350) 200 51725 or 59832

Fax: + (350) 200 43053

Email: immigration@gibtelecom.net

Money

 

Sterling is the currency in Gibraltar, and British notes and coins circulate alongside Gibraltar pounds and pence.  (NB Gibraltar notes and coins are not accepted in UK and Scottish & Northern Irish notes are not accepted by most businesses in Gibraltar.)  Euros are accepted but with an exchange rate (not necessarily favourable) and change normally given in Sterling.
 
UK debit cards and all major credit cards are readily accepted in Gibraltar.