British Embassy
Astana

Location:: Kazakhstan
Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The British Embassy in Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan) maintains and develops relations between the UK and Kazakhstan.

We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Kazakhstan.

You can access UK government services while in Kazakhstan.

If you’re travelling in Kazakhstan, see our Kazakhstan travel advice.

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:

ill, injured, or involved in a crime
with a British person who’s died

Get help from FCDO

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

We may be able to offer notarial services, including administer an oath, affirmation or affidavit; make a certified copy of a document, witness a signature. See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Kazakhstan.

Development work in Kazakhstan

The International Development White Paper set out how the UK is working with partners to:

eliminate extreme poverty
address climate change and biodiversity loss
increase progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030

The UK does this through long-term partnerships tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, founded on mutual accountability and transparency. The white paper builds on the UK Government’s International Development Strategy and the Integrated Review Refresh (IR23). These documents reiterate that sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy, and set out how the UK will go further and faster to reduce poverty.

For information on how the International Development White Paper is being implemented in Kazakhstan, view the UK-Kazakhstan development partnership summary.

For information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Kazakhstan, view the Development Tracker.

Our people

Kathy Leach

British Ambassador to Kazakhstan

Sean Melbourne

Deputy Head of Mission, Kazakhstan

Contact us