British Embassy
Paris

Location:: France, Monaco, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Pierre & Miquelon, Réunion, French Polynesia, Mayotte, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia, Saint-Barthélemy, and St Martin
Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The British Embassy in Paris maintains and develops relations between the UK and France. The UK's network in France and Monaco supports the government's main aims overseas: keeping Britain safe, making Britain prosperous and helping British nationals.

Find out more on our UK and France news page.

We provide consular services to British nationals living in and visiting France.

You can access UK government services while in France.

Read the latest information on the rights and status of UK nationals living in Europe including our practical guide to Living in France. You can also read about our outreach meetings for British citizens across France.

If you’re travelling in France, see our France 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 passport has been lost or stolen

If you’re abroad and your passport has been lost, stolen, damaged or has expired, and you cannot get a new or replacement passport in time to travel, apply online for an emergency travel document.

If a British person dies in France

Read this guide for what to do if a British person dies in France to help you through the practical arrangements you need to follow after a death in France.

If you’re dealing with the death of a child, multiple deaths, a suspicious death or a case of murder or manslaughter, or have read the guide and feel you need more support, contact us.

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 France.

We also provide services in:

Our people

Dame Menna Rawlings DCMG CVO

British Ambassador to France

Theo Rycroft CMG

Deputy Head of Mission, France

Contact us