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 or to Saudi Arabia, see our Saudi Arabia travel advice.

Subscribe to travel advice to receive updates by email.

Follow the official British Embassy in Saudi Arabia Facebook page.

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

Visiting British Embassy Riyadh

You can visit British Embassy Riyadh by appointment only. Not all services need an appointment. Select the service you need from the options on this page and an appointment will be offered to you where necessary.

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 or to 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 our guide to documents for British people abroad for more details on notarial and document services and how to apply for them.

See our guide to living in Saudi Arabia for details of other documents you may need as a British citizen in Saudi Arabia.

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.

We also provide services at British Consulate General Jeddah.

Our people

British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Neil Crompton

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
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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/saudi-arabia/british-embassy-riyadh

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