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Travelling and living abroad

Includes the latest travel advice by country, getting help and child maintenance while living abroad.

  1. Travelling to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

    Includes passports, travel insurance, travelling with pets and haulier information.

  2. Foreign travel advice

    Includes advice for a specific country or territory, hand luggage restrictions at UK airports and taking pets abroad.

  3. Crime abroad: support

    Find out what support is available if you're affected by crime in another country.

  4. Help if you're arrested abroad

    Visit GOV.UK to find out what the Foreign and Commonwealth Office can do to help British nationals who are arrested abroad.

  5. If someone dies outside Scotland

    The steps you must take when someone dies outside Scotland or abroad – register a death, post-mortems, funerals and support.

  6. Child maintenance if one parent lives outside Scotland

    What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of you lives outside Scotland.

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