British Consulates

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If you're a British citizen and get into trouble abroad, you can head for the British Consul for help.

What a British Consulate can do:

Issue emergency passports;
Contact relatives and friends and ask them to help you with money or tickets;
Tell you how to transfer money;
In an emergency, cash you a sterling cheque worth up to £100 if supported by a valid banker's card;
As a last resort - in exceptional circumstances, and as long as you meet certain strict rules - give you a loan to get you back to the UK, but only if there is no-one else who can help you;
Help you get in touch with local lawyers, interpreters and doctors;
Arrange for next of kin to be told of an accident or a death and advise on procedures;
Visit you if you have been arrested or put in prison, and arrange for messages to be sent to relatives and friends;
Put you in touch with organisations that help trace missing persons;
Speak to the local authorities on your behalf.

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