• Check our UK Travel Report at www.travel.gc.ca/ • Sign up for our Registration of Canadians Abroad travelreports for the latest safe-travel information. service at www.travel.gc.ca/register , so that Consular Services we can reach you and provide assistance in an in the • Carry a valid Canadian passport whether emergency at home or abroad. dvice for Canadians travelling or living in the UK or any other foreign A country. A Certificate of Canadian Citizenship is • Remain vigilant and ensure personal belongings, Kingdom not a travel document. A Canadian passport is the passports, and other travel documents are secure United only reliable and universally accepted travel and at all times. Be on the lookout for petty crime, such identification document available to Canadians as pick-pocketing, mugging, and vehicle theft. The vast majority of Canadians for the purpose of international travel. Canadian citizens returning to Canada who present other • Have sufficient funds and anticipate financial needs, such as local currency, debit and credit who visit the United Kingdom have documents, such as a Certificate of Canadian cards, departure tax, and emergency funds. a safe and rewarding experience. Citizenship, birth certificate, provincial driver’s To make the most of your stay and license, or foreign passport, instead of a Canadian • Don’t become another statistic. The UK is one of passport, may face delays or be denied boarding world’s destinations with the highest number of prevent problems before they occur, by transport companies. Canadians requiring emergency consular assistance. we encourage you to take the • Obtain all required visas or permits if you will following precautions. be marrying, studying, residing, or working in any High Commission of Canada capacity (including the performing arts) in the UK. Address: Macdonald House, Grosvenor Square, For more information on documentation require - London W1K 4AB, England, United Kingdom Travel.gc.ca ments, contact the British High Commission in Telephone: 44 (20) 7258-6600 Ottawa at www.ukincanada.fco.gov.uk or, if you Emergency toll-free to Ottawa: are already in the country, the UK Border Agency 00-800-2326-6831 at www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk . Fax: 44 (20) 7258-6533 E-mail: [email protected] • Invest in the best travel insurance you can Internet: www.unitedkingdom.gc.ca afford in order to avoid the high cost of trip cancellation, hospitalization, medical evacuation, For more information on travel to the UK and fatality, or another emergency. A single accident approximately 200 other destinations, see the or medical evacuation could result in years of Consular Services website at www.travel.gc.ca . debt for you or your family if you are unprepared. Or contact us by telephone ( 1-800-267-6788 Your provincial or territorial health insurance is or 613-944-6788 ), TTY ( 1-800-394-3472 almost certainly not valid abroad. It is essential or 613-944-1310 ) or e-mail to obtain supplementary travel insurance before ([email protected] ). leaving Canada..