British High Commission
Bridgetown

Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The British High Commission Bridgetown maintains and develops relations between the UK and Barbados.

Find out more on our UK and Barbados news page

The British High Commission in Bridgetown provides services to British nationals living in and visiting and the countries of the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines.

You can access UK government services while in Barbados.

If you’re travelling in Barbados, see our Barbados 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

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 Barbados.

Development work in Barbados

Development Tracker: Barbados to explore international development projects funded by the UK government by country and sector

Barbados and the UK updates, news and events from the UK government in Barbados

Find out more in the country profile for the Caribbean.

Our people

Scott Furssedonn-Wood MVO

British High Commissioner to Barbados, and non-resident High Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines

Charley Williams MBE

Deputy Head of Mission to Barbados, and non-resident High Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines

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