UK help and services in Brazil

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

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Emergency help for British nationals in Brazil

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

• Brazil: information for victims of rape and sexual assault

  Information for British nationals affected by rape or sexual assault in Brazil.

• Brazil: legal and prison systems

  Information on legal and detention systems, in Brazil, for British nationals abroad.

• Brazil: mental health abroad

  Information for British nationals with mental health issues in Brazil, including how the British Embassy and Consulates can help.

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

Passports and emergency travel documents in Brazil

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

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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

Travelling to Brazil

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

• Brazil travel advice

  FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Getting married or registering a civil partnership abroad

  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.

• Living in Mali

  Information for British citizens moving to or living in Mali, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.

• Reduce your risk from terrorism while abroad

  How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.

Coming to the UK from Brazil

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

• Check if you need a UK visa

  You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.

• Contact UK Visas and Immigration for help

  Get help from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). Find out how to contact UKVI or get online guides and services to help with your problem.

• 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.

Living in Brazil

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

• Brazil travel advice

  FCDO travel advice for Brazil. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Brazil: medical facilities

  List of medical facilities prepared by the Brazil Consular Network for the convenience of British nationals

• Brazil: name change

  Explanation of change of name for Brazilian nationals in the United Kingdom.

• Brazil: translators and interpreters

  A list of English-speaking translators and interpreters for British nationals in Brazil.

• Get your document legalised

  Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.

• Living in Brazil

  Advice for British people living in Brazil, including information on health, education, benefits, residence requirements and more.

• Living in Mali

  Information for British citizens moving to or living in Mali, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.

• Professional services if you are abroad

  Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical facilities, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.

• 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

• Voting if you move or live abroad

  Find out how to vote in UK elections if you move or live abroad, including eligibility, registering to vote and renewing your registration.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in Brazil

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

• 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

• Moving or retiring abroad

  What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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)

• 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

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Brazil

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

• Affirmation of Marital Status: Brazil

  Form to be completed by British nationals in Brazil for marriage and Certificate of Non Impediment.

• Brazil: Bereavement Information

  Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Brazil.

• Brazil: funeral directors

  List of funeral directors for British nationals in Brazil.

• Brazil: note on marriage validity

  The differences of marriage validity rules in the UK for Brazilian nationals.

• Getting married or registering a civil partnership abroad

  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.

• 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.

• Surrogacy overseas

  Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.

• 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.

News and events in Brazil

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

• Brazil and the UK

  Updates, news and events from the UK government in Brazil

Trade and invest: Brazil

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Brazil.

• Department for Business and Trade Brazil

  DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Brazil, and Brazilian companies set up and invest in the UK.

• Overseas business risk for Brazil

  Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Brazil.

• Set up a business

  Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.

• UK Science & Innovation Network in Brazil

  The Science and Innovation Network is based in 30 countries/territories around the world. We engage with the local science & innovation community in support of UK policy overseas and also create strategic relationships to harness the value of science & innovation discoveries and investments overseas, leading to mutual UK and host-country benefits.

• UK Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot – Brazil

  An introductory brief from the UK Science and Innovation Network which covers the local Science and Innovation landscape, UK priorities and successes in Brazil.

British embassy or high commission in Brazil

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.

• British Consulate Belo Horizonte

  The British Consulate-General in Belo Horizonte represents the UK government in Brazil.

• British Consulate-General Recife

  The British Consulate-General in Recife represents the UK government in Brazil.

• British Consulate-General Rio de Janeiro

  The British Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro represents the UK government in Brazil.

• British Consulate-General Sao Paulo

  The British Consulate-General in São Paulo represents the UK government in Brazil.

• British Embassy Brasilia

  The British Embassy in Brasilia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Brazil.

• 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.