British Embassy
Riyadh
Riyadh
The British Embassy in Saudi Arabia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia.
Our work covers a range of issues including trade and investment, education, culture, development, energy and climate security and defence.
Find out more on our UK and Saudi Arabia news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Saudi Arabia. You can access UK government services in Saudi Arabia.
If you’re travelling in Saudi Arabia, see our Saudi Arabia 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
Visiting British Embassy Riyadh
You can visit British Embassy Riyadh by appointment only:
If you are a British national living in Saudi Arabia, subscribe to receive travel advice updates by email and follow the Embassy Facebook page UK in Saudi Arabia.
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
If you’re travelling in Saudi Arabia, see our travel advice for Saudi Arabia. You can also contact us online if you have a query that is not covered by reading the travel advice.
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
- prepare a document in English or the local language
- arrange consular marriages
See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.
Legalisation services
Ask the UK government to get a UK document legalised (certified as genuine).
Consular fees
We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Saudi Arabia.
We also provide services at British Consulate General Jeddah.
Our people
![Neil Crompton](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5e9835ebd3bf7f412cdbc5db/s465_Neil_Crompton_photo.jpg)
-
Deputy Head of Mission, Saudi Arabia
Contact us
British Embassy Riyadh
British Embassy
PO Box 94351
11693 Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
-
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/saudi-arabia/british-embassy-riyadh