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British nationals overseas
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Services
Emergency travel document for a child: consent form（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-of-consent-form-for-child-applying-for-an-emergency-travel-document）
Consent form for people with parental responsibility for a child applying for an emergency travel document (ETD).
Affirmation/Affidavit of Marital Status form（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affirmationaffidavit-of-marital-status-form）
Affirmation/Affidavit of marital status for British nationals
Spain: certificate of no impediment and marital status certificate application packs（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spain-certificate-of-no-impediment-and-marital-status-certificate-application-packs）
Use these forms in your online application for a certificate of no impediment (CNI) and marital status certificate (MSC) to get married in Spain.
Self declaration form for marriage or civil partnership (PACS) in France（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-declaration-form-for-marriage-or-civil-partnership-pacs-in-france）
Self declaration form and accompanying notes for British nationals to get married or register a civil partnership (PACS) in France. For use in place of certificates of celibacy and custom.
Italy: certificate of no impediment application documents（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nulla-osta-application-pack-for-marriages-in-italy）
Download a notice and an affirmation so you can apply for a certificate of no impediment (CNI) from the British Embassy Rome by post.
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Guidance and regulation
FCDO consular services abroad: exchange rates（https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fco-consular-services-abroad-exchange-rates）
Guidance
1 October 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Advice for women travelling abroad（https://www.gov.uk/guidance/advice-for-women-travelling-abroad）
Detailed guide
8 September 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Reporting a crime abroad and getting help（https://www.gov.uk/guidance/victim-of-crime-abroad）
Detailed guide
16 November 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
About Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office travel advice（https://www.gov.uk/guidance/about-foreign-commonwealth-development-office-travel-advice）
Detailed guide
24 September 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Documents for British people abroad（https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad）
Detailed guide
31 July 2025
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
See more guidance and regulation in this topic（https://www.gov.uk/search/guidance-and-regulation?parent=%2Fgoing-and-being-abroad%2Fbritish-nationals-overseas&topic=3dbeb4a3-33c0-4bda-bd21-b721b0f8736f）
News and communications
Families of missing Brits abroad to benefit from new support as government partners with charity Missing People（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/families-of-missing-brits-abroad-to-benefit-from-new-support-as-government-partners-with-charity-missing-people）
19 October 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Press release
Young Brits recruited as drug mules as overseas drug smuggling arrests quadruple in three years（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/young-brits-recruited-as-drug-mules-as-overseas-drug-smuggling-arrests-quadruple-in-three-years）
14 September 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Press release
Compensation: Christopher Street Day terror attack, Berlin（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/compensation-christopher-street-day-terror-attack-berlin）
7 August 2026
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
News story
UK government launches campaign with survivors and families to prevent methanol poisoning tragedies abroad（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-launches-campaign-with-survivors-and-families-to-prevent-methanol-poisoning-tragedies-abroad）
15 July 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Press release
UK creates first envoy role to support British nationals detained abroad（https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-creates-first-envoy-role-to-support-british-nationals-detained-abroad）
14 July 2026
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Press release
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Research and statistics
UK emigration: what do we know about Brits moving abroad?（https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-emigration-what-do-we-know-about-brits-moving-abroad）
21 May 2026
Office for National Statistics
Official statistics
International migration research: progress update（https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/international-migration-research-progress-update）
24 November 2022
Office for National Statistics
Official statistics
International migration statistical design: progress report July 2022（https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/international-migration-statistical-design-progress-report-july-2022）