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 Embassy Kuwait

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

• 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.

• Kuwait: child abduction

  Information for parents whose British child has been abducted in Kuwait by the other parent or a relative.

• Kuwait: prisoner pack

  Information on the legal and prison systems for British nationals in prison in Kuwait, their family and friends.

• 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.