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Emergency consular assistance in Spain

Emergency contact numbers for consular assistance may be disrupted on 15-16 June. Alternative telephone numbers are available.

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Update - Monday 18 June

The routine maintenance work referred to below has been completed successfully and our lines are operating normally. The temporary number below has been removed to avoid confusion.

Original article - Friday 14 June

We are conducting routine maintenance on our consular telephone system. This may affect our out-of-hours emergency contact messages. If you encounter difficulties contacting our emergency consular services, please call [temporary number removed]. Please note this service is for emergency consular assistance for British nationals only. We are not able to offer information on visas on this number.

Published 14 June 2013
Last updated 15 June 2013 + show all updates
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