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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

There is no British Embassy in Managua. The British Embassy in San Jose maintains and develops relations between the UK and Nicaragua.

Find out more on our Nicaragua and the UK news page.

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

You can access UK government services while in Nicaragua.

If you’re travelling in Nicaragua, see our Nicaragua 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.

We do not issue emergency travel documents in Managua. You can apply for an emergency travel document from Nicaragua. Your emergency travel document may take up to four weeks to reach you in Nicaragua.

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

We currently do not offer notarial and documentary services in Nicaragua.

We provide services at our Embassy in San Jose.

Our people

Ben Lyster-Binns

Non-Resident British Ambassador to Nicaragua
Ben Lyster-Binns

Contact us

British Embassy

British Embassy San Jose
Edificio Centro Colón, Paseo Colón and Streets 38 and 40
San Jose
Costa Rica

Public access to the embassy is by appointment only
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There is no resident British diplomatic mission in Managua. The British Embassy in San Jose has overall responsibility for the relations of the British government with the country of Nicaragua.

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/nicaragua/british-embassy-san-jose