UK help and services in Somalia

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Somalia. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Somalia.

Emergency help for British nationals in Somalia

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.

Passports and emergency travel documents in Somalia

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Somalia

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from Somalia

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Somalia

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in Somalia

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Somalia

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events in Somalia

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Somalia.

Trade and invest: Somalia

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Somalia.
  • What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits

British embassy or high commission in Somalia

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British Embassy in Somalia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Somalia.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.