Overseas Electors
You can register to vote online the same way an elector in the UK does. The only difference is that an overseas elector must include their passport details.
An overseas registration lasts a year, so it should be renewed annually by re-registering to vote online.
When you register to vote, by default, you will vote at a polling station until you complete a second application form to inform us which method you wish to vote by.
How you can vote from overseas
Postal vote
You can opt to vote by post; however, please consider the time the postal vote will take to reach you and then be returned to us by the 10pm deadline on election day. If it does not arrive in time or gets lost in the post, you cannot then change your method of voting. By law, all postal votes must be posted out; we are not allowed to email them to electors.
Proxy voting
If you are not based in the UK, you can appoint someone to vote on your behalf (see below). As an overseas elector, we advise you to apply to vote by proxy if possible. Your appointed proxy has to attend the polling station you were last registered to vote at, so make sure that the person you appoint is familiar with where you would have previously voted.