UK help and services in Cuba

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Cuba. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Cuba.

Emergency help for British nationals in Cuba

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.

Passports and emergency travel documents in Cuba

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Cuba

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from Cuba

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Cuba

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in Cuba

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Cuba

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.
  • Find out how to get the documents you鈥檒l need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they鈥檒l cost.

  • Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.

  • Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.

  • Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.

  • This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.

  • The process when a British national dies in Liechtenstein, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person鈥檚 body to the UK.

  • The process when a British national dies in Switzerland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person鈥檚 body to the UK.

News and events in Cuba

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Cuba.

Trade and invest: Cuba

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Cuba.
  • Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Cuba.

  • Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.

British embassy or high commission in Cuba

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British Embassy in Havana maintains and develops relations between the UK and Cuba.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.