In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in United Kingdom, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in United Kingdom.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that United Kingdom does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in United Kingdom, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in United Kingdom

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The English capital, London hosts 167 embassies and high commissions.

There are also 316 consulates. All consulates and honorary consulates are located in London, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of United Kingdom and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in United Kingdom. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in London

Algeria

Embassy of Algeria in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 1-3 Riding House Street London W1W 7DR United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7229 7077
E-Mail: info@algerianembassy.org.uk
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: Monday - Friday only with appointment

Consulate:
Address: The Portal, 5 Portal Way Gypsy Corner London W3 6RS United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 8752 1177
Website: www.algerian-consulate.org.uk
E-Mail: info@algerian-consulate.org.uk

Argentina

Embassy of Argentina in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 65 Brook Street London W1K 4AH United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7318 1300
E-Mail: eruni@mrecic.gov.ar and info@argentine-embassy-uk.org
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am. to 6:00p.m.

Consulate:
Address: 27 Three Kings Yard London W1K 4DF United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7318 1340
Website: clond.cancilleria.gob.ar
E-Mail: clond@mrecic.gov.ar

Australia

Australia High Commission in United Kingdom

Address: Australia House The Strand London WC2B 4LA United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7379 4334
E-Mail: consular.lhlh@dfat.gov.au
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am. to 5:00p.m.
If you require consular assistance during business hours (9am-5pm) Monday to Friday while in the UK you can contact 020 7887 5776.

Consular Services are provided to Australian citizens living or travelling in the United Kingdom by the Australian High Commission in London. If you require assistance outside of business hours, or on a weekend you can call the Consular Emergency Centre, which is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on +61 2 6261 3305.
Also note that Australian citizens are expected to travel to Australia using an Australian passport.

Austria

Embassy of Austria in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 18 Belgrave Mews West London SW1X 8HU United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7344 3250
E-Mail: london-ob@bmeia.gv.at
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am. to 5:00p.m.

Consulate:
The contact information of the consular section is the same as for the embassy.

Austria has four other representations in the United Kingdom: Belfast, Edinburgh, Hamilton and Manchester.

Brazil

Embassy of Brazil in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 14/16 Cockspur Street, SW1 5BN London SW1Y 5BL United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7747 4500
E-Mail: info.london@itamaraty.gov.br
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
Opening hours: By appointment

Consulate:
Address: 3-4 Vere Street London W1G ODH United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 76 59 1569
Website: www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/consulado-londres
E-Mail: cg.londres@itamaraty.gov.br

Brazil has five other representations in the United Kingdom: Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester.

Canada

Canadian High Commission in United Kingdom

Address: Canada House Trafalgar Square London SW1Y 5BJ United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) (0) 20 7004 6000
E-Mail: ldn@international.gc.ca
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube
Opening hours: By appointment

Consulate:
E-Mail: ldn.consular@international.gc.ca
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 08:00-15:00

China

Embassy of China in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 49 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL
Tel: (+44) 020 7299 4020
E-Mail: zj_uk@mfa.gov.cn
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ChineseEmbinUK
Opening hours: 9:00am. to 12:00am and 2:00 p.m. to 5: 00p.m. (Monday – Friday, Except British and Chinese holidays)

Consulate:
Address: 31 Portland Place, London W1B 1QD
E-Mail: london_gzrz@csm.mfa.gov.cn

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalization processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.
For visa and legalization affairs, please contact Chinese Visa Application Service Centre (ukcentre@visaforchina.org)
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in London, China has other honorary consulates in Edinburgh, Manchester (chinaconsul_man_uk@mfa.gov.cn) and Belfast.

France

French Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 21 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2EN
Tel: (+44) 020 7073 1200
Social Media: https://twitter.com/FranceintheUK and https://www.facebook.com/franceintheuk and https://www.youtube.com/franceintheuk and https://www.instagram.com/franceintheuk/
Opening hours: By appointment only

Consulate:
Address: 6a Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2EW
Tel: (+44) 020 30 400 460
E-Mail: Find the e-mail for each section here (visa, passport, nationality, etc.)

The French embassy in London provides reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, identity cards and passports, civil status: marriages, births..., other steps (legalization of signature, driver's license...), elections, national service and assembly of French nationals abroad. Visa service is also provided by the consulate.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in London, France has other honorary consulates in Edinburg, Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton-Eastbourne, Bristol (Bath), Cardiff, Chester, Douglas - Ile de Man, Douvres, Gibraltar, Guernesey, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Nottingham-Chesterfield, Plymouth and Écosse.

Germany

Embassy of Germany in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 23 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PZ
Tel: (+44) 020 7824 1300
E-Mail: info@lond.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/GermanEmbassyUK/ and https://twitter.com/GermanEmbassy and https://www.instagram.com/germanyinuk/
Opening hours: Monday - Friday only with appointment

The embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in United Kingdom provides passports and ID cards’ services, nationality, family and inheritance matters, criminal records, visa and entry, lawyers, doctors and translators and customs service, etc.
*For visa, passport and consular matters address to the side entrance in Belgrave Mews West under the arch.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in London, Germany has another general consulate in Edinburgh, and multiple honorary consulates around the country. Find the complete list HERE.

India

Indian High Commission in United Kingdom

Address: India House Aldwych London WC2B 4NA United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 8629 5950
E-Mail: inf.london@mea.gov.in and hoc.london@mea.gov.in and hc.office@hcilondon.in
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 09:15-17:45

India has four other representations in the United Kingdom: Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

Ireland

Irish Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 17 Grosvenor Place London SW1X 7HR United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7235 2171
E-Mail: londonembassymail@dfa.ie
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 9:30 - 12:30 & 14:30 - 16:30

Consulate: Consular section of the Irish Mission
Address: 114A Cromwell Road (Passport & visa) London SW7 4ES United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7373 4339 / 90 6661 0197 (Visa)

Ireland has three other representations in the United Kingdom: Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester.

Italy

Italian Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 14 Three Kings Yard Davies Street London W1K 4EH United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7312 2200
E-Mail: ambasciata.londra@esteri.it
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Opening hours: By appointment

Consulate:
Address: Harp House 83-86, Farringdon Street London EC4A 4BL United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7936 5900
Website: conslondra.esteri.it/consolato_londra/it
E-Mail: consolato.londra@esteri.it

Italy has 16 other representations in the United Kingdom: Ashford, Bedford, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cheshunt, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guernsey, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Peterborough, Watford and Woking.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in United Kingdom

Address: 101-104 Piccadilly London W1J 7JT
Tel: (+44) 020 7465 6500 and 7465 6565 (Consular Section)
E-Mail: info@ld.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/JAPANinUK/ and https://twitter.com/JAPANinUK
Opening hours: Opening Hours: Monday - Friday (excluding Embassy holidays), 09:30 - 16:30.
Visits to the Consular Section are by Appointment Only. Please refer to this LINK for more information.

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalization.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in London, Japan has another general consulate in Edinburgh, and honorary consulates in Manchester and Cardiff.

Morocco

Moroccan Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 6 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0DH United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) (0) 20 7581 5001 and (+44) (0) 20 7581 5004
E-Mail: ambalondres@maec.gov.ma
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube
Opening hours: By appointment

Consulate:
Address: Diamond House 97-99 Praed Street, Paddington London W2 1NT United Kingdom
Website: www.moroccanconsulate.org.uk
E-Mail: cg.london@maec.gov.ma

Pakistan

Pakistani High Commission in United Kingdom

Address: 35 / 36 Lowndes Square London SWIX 9JN United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) (0) 20 7664 9200 and (+44) (0) 20 7664 9276
E-Mail: phclondon@phclondon.org
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 09:30-17:30

Consulate:
Website: conslondra.esteri.it/consolato_londra/it
E-Mail: consular@phclondon.org and for visa: visa@phclondon.org
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 10:00-12:30

The high commission of Pakistan in London offers consular assistance to citizens of Pakistan who need help The United Kingdom and consular assistance to travellers planning to visit Pakistan. They provide a passport service and a visa service.

Philippines

Philippine Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 6-11 Suffolk Street London SW1Y 4HG United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7451 1780
E-Mail: london.pe@dfa.gov.ph and embassy@philemb.co.uk
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00

Consulate:
Tel: (+44) 20 7451 1803 / 05 / 14 / 15 / 19

The Philippines also have a consulate general in Edinburgh.

Poland

Polish Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 47 Portland Place London W1B 1JH United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 207 2913 520
E-Mail: london@msz.gov.pl and londyn@msz.gov.pl
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: By appointment

Consulate:
Address: Bravura House, 10 Bouverie Street London EC4Y 8AX United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 203 0789 618
E-Mail: londyn.konsulat@msz.gov.pl

Poland has nine other representations in the United Kingdom: Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Hull, Inverness, Isle of Wight, Jersey and Manchester.

Portugal

Portuguese Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 11 Belgrave Square London, SW1X 8PP United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 72 35 53 31
E-Mail: londres@mne.pt
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 09:00-13:00 & 14:00-17:00

Consulate:
Address: 3 Portland Place W1B 1HR London United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7291 3770
E-Mail: consulado.londres@mne.pt

Portugal has four other representations in the United Kingdom.: Belfast, Edinburgh, Jersey and Manchester.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in United Kingdom

Address: 6/7 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W8 4QP
The consulate section is located next to the embassy, at 5 Kensington Palace Gardens.
Tel: (+44) 020 7243 1410 and 020 7221 4482
E-Mail: london@dks.ru and info@rusemb.org.uk for the consular services
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/RussianEmbassy/ and https://twitter.com/russianembassy and https://www.youtube.com/russianembassy

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalization, it is requested to visit the Consular Section under appointment.  
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in London, Russia has another general consulate in Edinburgh.

South Africa

South African High Commission in United Kingdom

Address: South Africa House Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DP United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7451 7299
E-Mail: london.general@dirco.gov.za and london.diary@dirco.gov.za and london.sahc@dirco.gov.za
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Opening hours: By appointment

Consulate:
Address: 15 Whitehall London United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7925 8900

South Africa has four other representations in the United Kingdom: Birmingham, Glasgow, Preston and Southampton.

Spain

Spanish Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 39 Chesham Place London SW1X 8SB United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7235 5555
E-Mail: emb.londres@maec.es
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
Opening hours: Monday-Friday By appointment

Consulate:
Address: 20 Draycott Place London SW3 2RZ United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7589 8989
E-Mail: consulado.londres@mne.pt

The Spanish embassy in London was established in 1487.
Spain has six other representations in the United Kingdom: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey and Manchester.

Turkey

Turkish Embassy in United Kingdom

Embassy:
Address: 43 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PA United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7393 0202
E-Mail: embassy.london@mfa.gov.tr
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 18:00

Consulate:
Address: Rutland Lodge, Rutland Gardens Knightsbridge SW7 1BW United Kingdom
Tel: (+44) 20 7591 6900
Website: londra.bk.mfa.gov.tr
E-Mail: consulate.london@mfa.gov.tr

Turkey has two other representations in the United Kingdom: Belfast and Edinburgh.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in United Kingdom

Address: 33 Nine Elms Lane, London SW11 7US
Tel: (+44) 020 7499 9000
E-Mail: FORM
Social Media: https://twitter.com/USAinUK and https://www.facebook.com/uk.usembassy and https://www.youtube.com/user/USEmbassyLondon

The US representation in United Kingdom provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. Citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.
Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in London, the UK has other general consulates in Belfast and Edinburgh.

Honorary Consulates in United Kingdom

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.
For countries with no consulates or embassies in United Kingdom, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Brussels, in Belgium or Paris, in France for United Kingdom.

Honorary Consulates in London

• Argentina (info@argentine-embassy-uk.org and clond@mrecic.gov.ar )   
• Australia (GeneralEnquiries.LhLh@dfat.gov.au)
• Belgium ( london@diplobel.fed.be)
• Brazil (info.london@itamaraty.gov.br / cg.londres@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Canada (ldn@international.gc.ca)
• Colombia (elondres@cancilleria.gov.co)    
• Denmark (lonamb@um.dk) ç
• Egypt (info@egyptconsulate.co.uk)
• Greece (gremb.lon@mfa.gr) 
• India (adm.london@mea.gov.in)
• Ireland (irishembassylondon@dfa.ie)
• Italy (ambasciata.londra@esteri.it)
• Lebanon (emb.leb@btinternet.com)
• Malaysia ( mwlondon@kln.gov.my)
• Mexico ( mexuk@sre.gob.mx)
• Morocco ( ambalondres@maec.gov.ma)
• Nez Zealand (consular@nzhc.uk)
• Poland (london@msz.gov.pl)
• Singapore (singhc_lon@mfa.sg)   
• South Africa (london.sahc@dirco.gov.za)
• Spain (emb.londres@maec.es)
• Switzerland (london@eda.admin.ch)
• Turkey (embassy.london@mfa.gov.tr)

Honorary Consulates in Belfast

• Brazil
• Canada (belfast@international.gc.ca)
• Denmark (danish.consul@danskebank.co.uk)
• Greece
• Italy ( belfast.onorario@esteri.it)
• Mexico (honbefast@sre.gob.mx)    
• New Zealand (nzconsulbelfast@gmail.com)

Honorary Consulates in Birgmingham

• Denmark
• Greece (info@hgreekconsulatebirmingham.net)
• India
• Spain

Honorary Consulates in Bristol

• Belgium
• Italy (bristol.onorario@esteri.it)

Honorary Consulates in Edinburgh

• Belgium
• Brazil (cgedinburgh@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Canada (edinburgh@international.gc.ca)
• Denmark
• Greece
• India
• Ireland (edinburghcongen@dfa.ie)
• Italy (consolato.edimburgo@esteri.it)
• Spain

Honorary Consulates in Glasgow

• Brazil
• Greece
• Italy (glasgow.onorario@esteri.it)
• Mexico
• Spain (consulglasgow@gmail.com)

Honorary Consulates in Manchester

• Brazil
• Ireland (ManchesterCGExternalMail@dfa.ie)
• Italy (manchester.segreteria@esteri.it)
• Mexico
• Spain