Staying safe and healthy abroad
For UK citizens about to travel or live abroad, we have practical tips on staying safe, secure and healthy, and avoiding problem situations.
Sometimes, it’s to do with commonsense precautions – like arranging the right vaccinations and travel insurance. Sometimes, we have more specialist advice – like how to keep yourself informed about the risks of terrorism in the country you’re going to.
The essential travel checklist
Make sure you read our travel checklist before you go away - it's got everything you need to know for staying safe and healthy abroad!
Staying safe and healthy abroad
- Driving abroad
- Eat and drink safely
- Hurricanes
- Travel money
- Terrorism abroad
- River and sea safety including piracy
- Travel Health
- Travel checklist
- Travel insurance
Recent news and events
Comoros Travel Advice Update
08/05/2008
The Foreign Office has changed its travel advice for Comoros
Foreign Office launches web page on Champions League final in Moscow
30/04/2008
The FCO launched a new web page on 30 April giving advice and tips for football fans intending to head to Moscow for the Champions League Final.
Revised Yemen travel advice
11/04/2008
The FCO has revised its travel advice on Yemen.
See Also
Support British nationals abroad
Useful Links
Identity and Passport Service - for information on applying for passports in the UK
