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British Embassy Stockholm
We maintain and develop relations between the UK and Sweden. The British Embassy in Stockholm provides services to British nationals in Sweden.
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Get help if you're a victim of crime abroad
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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If you’re affected by a crisis abroad
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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Support for British nationals abroad
This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.
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Sweden: information for victims of rape and sexual assault
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in Sweden
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Sweden: legal and prison systems
Information on legal and detention systems, in Sweden, for British nationals abroad.
UK help and services in Sweden
Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Sweden. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Sweden, and your rights after the UK’s exit from the EU.
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Apply for or renew a British passport if you're visiting the UK
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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Cancel a lost or stolen passport
What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently.
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Overseas British passport applications
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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Travel urgently from abroad without your UK passport
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
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Getting married or registering a civil partnership abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Reduce your risk from terrorism while abroad
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
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Sweden travel advice
FCDO travel advice for Sweden. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Check if you need a UK visa
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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Contact UK Visas and Immigration for help
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 visa, immigration or citizenship documents back
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
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Get your document legalised
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
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Healthcare for UK nationals living in Sweden
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Sweden.
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Living in Europe: citizens' rights if you moved before 1 January 2021
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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Living in Sweden
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Sweden, including guidance on residency, healthcare and working.
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Notarial services in Sweden: payment forms
Payment forms for UK nationals who are applying for a notarial service by post in Sweden
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Professional services if you are abroad
Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical facilities, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
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Sweden travel advice
FCDO travel advice for Sweden. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Sweden: medical facilities and practitioners
Healthcare options for British nationals in Sweden.
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Sweden: translators
List of translators and interpreters for British nationals in Sweden.
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UK benefits if you’re going or living abroad
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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Voting if you move or live abroad
Register as an overseas voter to take part in the General Election on 4 July. You must be a British or eligible Irish citizen. Register before 19 June 2024.
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Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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Moving or retiring abroad
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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National Insurance if you work abroad
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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State Pension if you retire abroad
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 leave or move to the UK
Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control
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Tax on foreign income
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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Tax on your UK income if you live abroad
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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Work in an EU country
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
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Getting married or registering a civil partnership abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Register a birth abroad
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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Surrogacy overseas
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
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Sweden bereavement: death abroad
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Sweden.
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What to do when someone dies: step by step
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
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Sweden and the UK
Updates, news and events from the UK government in Sweden
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Department for Business and Trade Sweden
DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Sweden, and Swedish companies set up and invest in the UK.
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Overseas business risk for Sweden
Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Sweden.
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Set up a business
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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UK Science & Innovation Network in Sweden
Science and innovation are at the heart of government strategy for promoting prosperity and growth. Research and knowledge is increasingly developed and transferred through international collaboration which provides opportunities to work with the best in the world, exchange students and researchers, and gain access to large scale international facilities; leading to mutual benefits for the UK and Sweden.
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UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot – Sweden
An introductory brief from the UK Science and Innovation Network which covers the local Science and Innovation landscape, UK priorities and successes in Sweden.
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British Embassy Stockholm
We maintain and develop relations between the UK and Sweden. The British Embassy in Stockholm provides services to British nationals in Sweden.
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Notarial services in Sweden: payment forms
Payment forms for UK nationals who are applying for a notarial service by post in Sweden
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Support for British nationals abroad
This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.
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Sweden: consular fees
List of consular fees in Sweden.
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Sweden: notarial and documentary services
How someone in Sweden can get documents witnessed or certified.