Our online registration service LOCATE is for all British nationals to tell us about your travel and/or residence outside the United Kingdom, whether short trips or long-term stays. Please use it to tell us where you are travelling to or where you live. If there's a crisis where you are, British consular staff can contact you to help and can let family and friends know that you are safe. It takes only a few minutes to register your overseas contact details and travel plans online. There is no need to contact us directly. Register now.

In order to use LOCATE, you will need to register separately. But you will only need to register once. British nationals who are either resident in or visiting any country abroad, whether for business or pleasure, should register their details online. The registration details will remain on LOCATE. Details of your visits or residence abroad will not remain after their end date. LOCATE will accept details of travel abroad up to one year ahead. Please note that an existing subscription to the FCO's Online Services will not allow access to LOCATE.