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.
We have official FCO travel advice notices for over 200 countries based on the most accurate and up-to-date information available to us. It is designed to help British travellers to make informed decisions about travelling abroad.
Travel advice is also available by calling the Travel Advice Line: 0845 850 2829 or email (Mon - Fri 0900-1730 (excluding public holidays) Travel Advice Public Enquiries
China earthquake
The latest info and news for concerned friends and relatives.
Staying safe and healthy abroad
Everything you need to know to prepare for a stress-free trip abroad.
- Travel checklist
- Travel Health
- Travel insurance
- Driving abroad
- Travel money
- Eat and drink safely
- Hurricanes
- Terrorism abroad
- River and sea safety including piracy
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.
- Information for forced marriage victims
- Sick or injured abroad
- Arrest or detention
- Victims of crime
- Rape and sexual assault abroad
- Coping with death abroad
- Missing persons
- Parental child abduction
Travel advice relevant to you
Different types of traveller need different advice so we've created some checklists aimed at specific groups of people.
- Backpackers
- Champions League final - advice for travelling fans
- Women travellers
- LGBT travellers
- Disabled travellers
- Winter, water and extreme sports
- Euro 2008
- Overseas weddings and civil partnerships
- Hajj pilgrims
- Travelling abroad for medical treatment
- Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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.
China earthquake
Information for realtives or friends of British nationals who may have been affected by the China earthquake
Travel advice by country
In depth advice for every country in the world, updated regularly for all British travellers.
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
About the Know Before You Go Campaign
The FCO’s successful campaign to promote travel advice to British travellers. Includes a full list of KBYG campaign partners.
Our publications
Here you will find a range of information leaflets on offering advice on all aspects of travel.
Help & Support
Travelling overseas?
Online travel advice
Call 0845 850 2829
(BT - 4p per min. Other networks vary)
Applying for a UK visa?
Visit the UK Border Agency
Main switchboard / General enquiries
020 7008 1500
FCO main office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
Press office
See the press office contacts page
Need a document legalising?
Visit the Legalisation page
Latest Travel Advice
- Burma (13/05/2008)
- India (13/05/2008)
- Marshall Islands (13/05/2008)
- Philippines (13/05/2008)
- Austria (13/05/2008)
- Belarus (13/05/2008)
- Estonia (13/05/2008)
- Finland (13/05/2008)
- Latvia (13/05/2008)
- Lithuania (13/05/2008)
