Emergency help for British nationals

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

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• British Consulate General Erbil

  The British Consulate-General in Erbil represents the UK government in Kurdistan Region and northern Iraq.

• British Embassy Baghdad

  The British Embassy in Baghdad maintains and develops relations between the UK and Iraq.

• 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.

• Information pack for British prisoners in Iraq

  Explanation of the legal and prison system in Iraq (not including Kurdistan) to British Nationals.

• Information pack for British prisoners in Kurdistan region of Iraq

  Explanation of the legal and prison system in Kurdistan Region to British nationals.

• Iraq: child abduction

  Information on legal issues relating to parental child abduction.

• 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.

• When someone dies in Oman

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