About British Embassy Addis Ababa


Comoros Street
Addis Ababa
PO Box 858
Ethiopia

Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only\
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To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/ethiopia/british-embassy-addis-ababa

Consular assistance

Public access to the consular section is by appointment only.

24/7 consular support is available for all routine enquiries and emergencies. Please contact us.

Passport enquiries

For general inquiries about how and where to access the passport application procedures, please visit Overseas British passport applications - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For case specific enquiries on how to follow up on submitted passport applications, contact HM passport office customer contact centre by Phone +44 (0) 300 222 0000

Public holidays 2024

Date Holiday
Monday 1 January New Year’s Day (UK)  
Friday 19 January Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket)  
Friday 29 March  Good Friday (UK)  
Monday 1 April Easter Monday (UK)  
Wednesday 10 April Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)  
Friday  3 May Ethiopian Good Friday  
Monday 6 May Early May Bank Holiday (UK)  
Monday 17 June* Eid Al Adha (Arafa)      
Monday 26 August Summer Bank Holiday (UK)  
Wednesday 11 September Ethiopian New Year  
Monday 16 September* Birth of Prophet Mohammed (Mawlid)  
Friday 27 September The Finding of the True Cross (Meskel)  
Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day (UK)  
Thursday 26 December Boxing Day (UK)