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FCDO staff work closely with their British Virgin Islands government counterparts on a wide range of issues.
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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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This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.
UK help and services in British Virgin Islands
Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in the British Virgin Islands. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and British Virgin Islands.
Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
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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Latest FCDO travel advice for British Virgin Islands including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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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 minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
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
Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.
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Latest FCDO travel advice for British Virgin Islands including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
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Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical facilities, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
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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 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
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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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 British Virgin Islands.
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Updates, news and events from the UK government in British Virgin Islands
Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in British Virgin Islands.
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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
Includes contact details for the Governor's Office. There is no British embassy or consulate in British Virgin Islands.
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FCDO staff work closely with their British Virgin Islands government counterparts on a wide range of issues.
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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.