Living in Australia

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

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• Australia travel advice

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

• Australia: doctors and medical facilities

  List of English speaking medical facilities for British nationals in Australia.

• Australia: lawyers

  This page provides a list of Law Societies, Legal Aid Commissions, and Community Legal Centres in each Australian state and territory.

• Get your document legalised

  Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.

• Living in Australia

  Official information British people moving to and living in Australia need to know, including 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.