British Consulate General Erbil

Location:: Iraq
Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The British Consulate-General in Erbil represents the UK government in Kurdistan Region and northern Iraq.

Find out more on our UK and Iraq news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Iraq. You can access UK government services while in Iraq.

Urgent assistance

If you’re travelling to Erbil, see our travel advice.

If you’re in Iraq and you need advice which is not covered in our travel advice then you can contact us online.

If you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +44 1908 516666.

Get an emergency travel document

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

Apply online for an emergency travel document.

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen.

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

Consular support is limited in Iraq and the Consulate General in Erbil. Our notarial service is limited to certifying copies of British passports. See notarial and documentary services for more information.

Legalisation services

Read our notarial and documentary services page for more information on legalisation.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Iraq.

We also provide services in Baghdad.

Development work in Iraq

The International Development Strategy (IDS) sets out a new approach to development. It does this through long-term partnerships tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, built on mutual accountability and transparency. The Integrated Review Refresh (IR23) reiterates that sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy and sets out how the UK will go further and faster to reduce poverty.

For information on how the IDS and IR23 are being implemented in Iraq, view the UK-Iraq development partnership summary.

For up-to-date information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Iraq, view the Development Tracker.

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