UK help and services in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Emergency help for British nationals in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
  • The Governor’s Office works closely with the St Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha governments, to support good governance across the three territories and to discharge the Governor’s constitutional responsibilities.

  • 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.

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

  • The process when a British national dies in Liechtenstein, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

  • The process when a British national dies in Switzerland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

Passports and emergency travel documents in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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

Travelling to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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

Living in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
  • Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK

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

  • Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.

  • How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre

  • 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)

  • 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 St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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

News and events in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Trade and invest: St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
  • 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.

British embassy or high commission in St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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