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!
Take our number with you!
Find out why it's a good idea to always make a note of the nearest embassies phone number when you're abroad.
Staying safe and healthy abroad
- Terrorism abroad
- Eat and drink safely
- Driving abroad
- Travel money
- Travel checklist
- Tropical cyclones
- River and sea safety including piracy
- Travel Health
- Travel insurance
Recent news and events
Change of entry requirements to the USA
08/01/2009
From 12 January thousands of Britons could potentially be turned away by immigration at US airports if they fail to register on ESTA 72 hours prior to their departure.
ABTA and Foreign Office forecast travel trends for 2009
30/12/2008
A new report by the Foreign Office and ABTA reveals that Turkey, Egypt and Mexico will see a significant increase in British visitors in 2009.
Travel advice to Georgia changed
10/08/2008
We have changed our travel advice to Georgia. We now advise that if you have no urgent need to stay in Georgia, you should leave as soon as possible.
See Also
FCO in action: Supporting British nationals
Useful Links
Identity and Passport Service - for information on applying for passports in the UK
