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 High Commission Georgetown

  The British High Commission in Georgetown maintains and develops relations between the UK and the Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Suriname.

• 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

• Guyana: prisoner pack

  This guidance explains the legal and prison system in Guyana if you are imprisoned or detained.

• 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.

• 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 Guyana

  Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.

• 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.