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Travelling abroad

European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)

Your EHIC is valid throughout the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland (the EEA consists of the European Union member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).

Before you travel

Find country-by-country travel advice, travellers' checklists, plus information on travel and health insurance

Passports

All you need to know about UK passport applications and renewals

If things go wrong

How and where to get help and advice if things go wrong abroad

Irish passports

All you need to know about Irish passport applications and renewals

Bringing goods or cash into the UK

Details about what rules apply to cash or goods being brought into the UK from abroad

Bringing goods into the UK

Bringing in goods when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, EU and non-EU arrivals, and banned and restricted goods

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Be secure online

Make sure your personal data are safe and secure when you use the internet

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