About British High Commission Georgetown


44 Main Street
Georgetown
Guyana

Telephone:
+592 226 5881/+44 20 7008 5000

Facsimile
+592 225 3555

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-georgetown

About us

Visit our profile page for more about the work we do.

Opening hours

Due to security considerations, public access is by appointment only.

Telephone: 8.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to 1pm Friday (excluding public holidays)

Emergency consular assistance following the death, hospitalisation, arrest, or other serious incident involving a British national is available 24 hours by calling +592 226 5882

Visa enquiries

   Service not offered at this location

Check if you need a visa or send an enquiry to UK Visas and Immigration.

Passports

   Service not offered at this location

Find out how to apply for a British passport or send an enquiry to His Majesty’s Passport Office.

Services available by appointment in Georgetown

Make an appointment on-line for the following services, or contact us by telephone for further help.

  Make an appointment for a notarial or documentary service

Disabled access

Our offices are fully equipped with facilities for disabled visitors. If you need special assistance, please contact us before you arrange an appointment.

Press enquiries

Our press team answers media enquiries about the work of the UK government and the British High Commission in Georgetown. To contact the press team, please call +592 226 5882

Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

DBT Guyana helps companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high-quality investment to the UK’s dynamic economy, acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business.

2024 Public holidays

On the following public holidays, our office will be closed for normal business. Emergency consular assistance for British nationals is available by telephone.

Date Holiday
Monday 1 January New Year’s Day
Friday 23 February Republic Day
Monday 25 March Phagwah Day
Friday 29 March Good Friday
Monday 1 April Easter Monday
Monday 6 May In lieu of Arrival Day
Monday 27 May In lieu of Independence Day
Monday 17 June In lieu of Eid-ul-Adha*
Monday 1 July Caricom Day
Thursday 1 August Emancipation Day
Monday 16 September In lieu of Youman-Nabi*
Thursday 31 October Deepavali
Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December Boxing Day

Holidays marked with an asterisk (*) are tentative dates.