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This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
UK help and services in Spain
Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Spain. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Spain, and your rights after the UK’s exit from the EU.
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Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
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Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad
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Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.
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Information on the Spanish legal and prison systems for British prisoners, their family and friends.
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Information for UK nationals who are affected by domestic violence in Spain and how to access support in local regions.
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Information for British nationals who are victims of rape or sexual assault in Spain, including Andorra.
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Information about support for British nationals experiencing mental health difficulties in Spain.
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This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.
Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.
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You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough
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What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently.
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Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
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Apply for an emergency travel document if you're outside the UK and have not got a valid British passport - apply online, how to apply, fee, timings
Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.
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Find out how to get the documents you’ll need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they’ll cost.
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How to get state healthcare when you’re on holiday or travelling to Spain.
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How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
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FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.
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You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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How to contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) for help with your application or immigration account, from inside and outside the UK.
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Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
Guidance on your rights after the UK’s exit from the EU, accessing healthcare, getting a document legalised, English-speaking lawyers, how to vote abroad.
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Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
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How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Spain.
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Information for UK nationals living in the EU, EEA EFTA countries and Switzerland since before 1 January 2021, including guidance on residency and healthcare.
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Information for British citizens moving to or living in Spain, including guidance on residency, healthcare and passports.
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Information sheet with useful websites for British nationals living in Spain.
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Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical facilities, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
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How to register your S1 form in Spain using the Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) online portal.
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FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying or renting property in Spain.
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Guidance on how British nationals can obtain legal aid while in Spain.
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List of English-speaking medical facilities and practitioners for British nationals in Spain.
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How UK nationals who plan to live in Spain for more than 3 months must register as a resident and on the padrón at their town hall.
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Online database of translators and interpreters for British nationals in Spain.
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Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you’re abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad
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Find out how to vote in UK elections if you move or live abroad, including eligibility, registering to vote and renewing your registration.
Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
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Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.
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How to register your S1 form in Spain using the Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) online portal.
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How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control
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Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)
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Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43
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Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.
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Find out how to get the documents you’ll need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they’ll cost.
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Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.
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List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Spain.
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Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
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Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Spain.
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Updates, news and events from the UK government in Spain
Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Spain.
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DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Spain, and Spanish companies set up and invest in the UK.
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Information on security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Spain.
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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
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A summary from UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) on science and innovation in Spain including UK SIN priorities and successes.
Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
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The British Consulate in Alicante represents the UK government in Alicante and Murcia.
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The British Consulate General in Barcelona represents the UK government in Catalonia, Aragon and Andorra.
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The British Consulate General in Madrid represents the UK government in Madrid, northern and central Spain.
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The British Consulate Ibiza represents the UK government in Ibiza and Formentera.
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The British Consulate in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria represents the UK government in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
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The British Consulate in Malaga represents the UK government in Andalucia, Ceuta and Melilla.
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The British Consulate in Palma de Mallorca represents the UK government in Mallorca and Menorca.
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The British Consulate in Santa Cruz de Tenerife represents the UK government in Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro.
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The British Embassy in Madrid maintains and develops relations between the UK and Spain.
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How someone in Spain can get documents legalised, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
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This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.