Biggest problem with British abroad? They have a tendency to forgetting where they left their passports. Fair enough I am certain that many countries target British nationals abroad so they can grab their passport. I am told that a stolen EU passport has value on the black market, so be very careful where you take out your passport while on holiday or as an expatriate.
The as listed below would be for April 2013 and may change by the time you read this. The have been listed for each country here in the local currency as of April 2013. Call the relevant embassy to find out what their new fees may be. Again these PDF documents are only good as at the time of this post. The consular fees are listed as follows by each country and the government keeps it up to date every 2-3 months. See listing on this website for registering a marriage, birth, death or obtaining a new passport.
You can’t register a marriage which occurred overseas at a register office in the UK. You can however apply to have your marriage documents from that country certified and sent then only deposited with the General Register Office (GRO) in the UK. You can then get copies of your marriage or civil partnership record more easily.
If you are going to be getting married to a foreign national and wish to take her back to the UK then she will need to apply for a UK Fiancee Visa to enter the United Kingdom. These are the requirements for the UK Fiancee Visa for your fiancee or girlfriend that you are wanting to bring back to the United Kingdom.
If you are married to a foreign national or married to a British citizen then the UK spouse visa is what you need to settle in the UK. If you want to bring her back to the UK then there are a number of requirements which would need to be met. The following is the basics with the forms needed to apply for this UK marriage visa.
You need to complete the forms correctly as 1 in every 8 applications for a British passport which needs to be renewed is rejected as being incomplete. There are a number of forms each for a different type of passport depending on your age or if it is a ‘Smart’ passport or not. They are listed below with the documents linked from the Home Affairs website.
If your child or children are born outside of the UK and you are British, you can now register the birth of the child at the nearest consulate in your country of stay or if there is no such service then you can contact our consular department in London if you’ve returned to the UK. You don’t have to do this, but if you do your child will have a British style document and details of the birth will be held at the General Register Office in the United Kingdom.
If you have to register a death while abroad then you need to obtain certain documents for the British embassy in the country where the person had died. The following is the process and the documents needed to register the death of a Brit abroad.
If you are in Russia on holiday or you live in Moscow then you can approach the British Embassy in Moscow for consular help if you have lost your passport or need to obtain a new passport. The embassy can also assist with birth registration, marriage registration and death registration.
On holiday in Slovakia and in need of consular help then speak to the staff at the British Embassy in Slovakia. If you have lost your passport then they can issue you a new travel document or you can apply for a new passport.
Visiting Italy and in need of help? Speak to the staff at the British Embassy in Italy. The embassy can assist you with any documents needed from the British government. They can also assist you with a birth registration, marriage registration and also a death registration if someone you are with has died.
The British Embassy in Portugal is located in Lisbon with a number of consulates in the country. If you are visiting the country and need assistance with regard to an accident, death or arrest then the British embassy would be your first port of call in an emergency.