British Embassy
Riyadh

Location:: Saudi Arabia
Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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

Get help from FCDO

Visiting British Embassy Riyadh

You can visit British Embassy Riyadh by appointment only:

Book an appointment at British Embassy Riyadh.

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

British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Dr Alice Burt

Deputy Head of Mission, Saudi Arabia

Contact us