About British Deputy High Commission Kolkata
British Deputy High Commission Kolkata
1A Ho Chi Minh Sarani
Kolkata 700071
India
General telephone
+91 (33) 40822200 / +44 20 7008 5000
Emergency telephone
+91 (11) 2419 2100 (24 hrs a day)
Fax
+91 (33) 2288 3435
Consular telephone
+91 (33) 40822200
Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-kolkata
Office hours
Monday to Thursday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Friday: 8:30am to 1:30pm
Monday to Friday: 9am to 12pm (consular counter hours)
Monday to Thursday: 9am to 4:30pm (consular telephone enquiries)
Friday: 9am to 1:30pm (consular telephone enquiries)
Public holidays
Our office will be closed for the following public holidays in 2024:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| Friday 26 January | Republic Day |
| Monday 25 March | Holi |
| Friday 29 March | Good Friday |
| Monday 1 April | Easter Monday |
| Thursday 11 April | Id-ul-Fitr |
| Friday 24 May | Queen’s Birthday Privilege Day |
| Monday, 17 June | Id-ul-Zuha |
| Thursday 15 August | Independence Day |
| Wednesday 2 October | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
| Friday 11 October | Durga Puja |
| Thursday 31 October | Diwali |
| Wednesday 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Thursday 26 December | Boxing Day |
Holidays that fall on Saturdays & Sundays have been excluded from this list.