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Indians in the UK

The High Commission and consulates, VFS centres, UK and India tax rules and help when things go wrong, in one place.

Indian embassy and consulates

• High Commission of India, London · Covers London and the south
• Consulate General of India, Birmingham · Covers the Midlands and the north of England
• Consulate General of India, Edinburgh · Covers Scotland
• Consulate of India, Belfast · Covers Northern Ireland

Outsourced service centres

• Book an appointment · All UK appointments are booked here first

Welfare and emergency help

• MADAD · Complaints and help requests to Indian missions
• Passport Seva · Passport rules and status

Local emergency numbers

• Emergency · 999 for police, fire and ambulance
• NHS 111 · Urgent medical advice that is not an emergency
• Police, not an emergency · 101

Tax and money

• UK tax on foreign income · Rules for non-doms changed from April 2025
• India-UK tax treaty (DTAA) · Avoid paying tax twice on the same income
• NRE and NRO accounts (RBI) · How NRI bank accounts work
• Income tax e-filing (India) · File your Indian ITR, see Form 26AS and AIS, track refunds

Rules that matter to Indians

• UK visas and immigration · Visa types, extensions and status
• Non-acquisition of Indian nationality certificate · For children born in the UK
• OCI card: apply, renew or update · Online OCI services from the Government of India
• Give up Indian citizenship · Renunciation and surrender certificate after taking another citizenship

Key dates

• UK tax year starts · 6 April
• UK Self Assessment deadline · 31 January for online returns
• Indian income tax return · 31 July for most NRIs