If you run out of money abroad, we can give you information on how to transfer money and we can help you to contact relatives and friends who may be willing to transfer money to you.

There are a number of ways to transfer money, such as via Western Union or by credit card.

 

Many ATMs accept British credit cards such as Visa and Mastercard.

 

 

You have no automatic right to receive emergency financial help from us. In certain very exceptional circumstances, and when everything else has been tried, we may provide a loan from public funds to help you return to the UK.

 

You will have to sign an agreement to repay the loan in full. In most cases, you will have to secure this loan by giving up your passport to our staff who can issue you with an emergency travel document valid for a single journey to the UK.

We will not return your passport to you and the UK Passport Agency will not issue you with a replacement passport until you have paid off the loan in full, including the cost of issuing the emergency travel document.

 

If we have contacted family or friends for you, for example if you have been arrested , we cannot give them money to help with travel or accommodation if they visit you.