British Embassy
Sana’a

Location:: Yemen
Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The British Embassy in Sana'a cannot provide any consular assistance as operations are temporarily suspended.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) continues to advise against all travel to Yemen. Read the FCDO travel advice for Yemen, including the information on safety and security.

The British Embassy in Sana’a temporarily suspended operations in 2015 as a result of conflict in Yemen, and currently cannot provide any consular assistance.

If you do choose to remain you should minimise movement around the country and within cities and towns and follow the other precautions in the 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

If your enquiry concerns an application for a British passport, you should call +44 (0)300 222 0000 on Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 8:00pm and at weekends and public holidays from 9:00am to 5:30pm. The United Kingdom is currently two hours behind AST (Arabia Standard Time).

Development work with Yemen

The UK government supports international development through long-term partnerships. These are tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, built on mutual accountability and transparency. Sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy, and we are working to go further and faster to reduce poverty globally.

For up-to-date information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Yemen, view the Development Tracker.

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