UK help and services in Libya

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

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.
  • The British Embassy in Tripoli maintains and develops relations between the UK and Libya.

  • 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

  • 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.

Passports and emergency travel documents

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

Travelling to Libya

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK

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

Living in Libya

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

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad

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

Birth, death and marriage abroad

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

News and events

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

Trade and invest

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Libya.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Libya, and Libyan companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • 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

British embassy or high commission

Includes contact details for the British Embassy Tunis in Tunisia. There is no British embassy or consulate in Libya.
  • The British Embassy in Tripoli maintains and develops relations between the UK and Libya.

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