About British Embassy Asmara


66-68 Mariam Ghimbi Street
Zip Code 174
PO Box 5584

Asmara
Eritrea

Telephone
+291 1 125 123/+44 20 7008 5000

Fax
+ 291 1 12 01 04

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

For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email: Asmara.Enquiries@fcdo.gov.uk

Office Hours:

Monday to Thursday 09.00-12.30 and 14.00-16.30 and Friday 9.00-12.30

Opening hours

The consulate is open to visitors Monday to Thursday 9am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 4:30pm, and Friday 9am to 12:30pm, excluding public holidays.

The embassy is a 2-storey building. The reception is on the ground floor and accessible by wheelchair through a side entrance with a ramp.

Privacy notice

If you visit the British Embassy in Asmara see our privacy notice for visitors which explains how we will process your data for security and public health management reasons.

Public holidays 2023

The British Embassy Asmara will be closed on these public holidays in 2023:

Date Holiday
Monday 2 January New Year
Monday 9 January Geez Christmas Day
Thursday 19 January Geez Epiphany
Wednesday 8 March International Women’s Day
Friday 14 April Geez Good Friday
Monday 17 April Geez Easter
Monday 2 May* Eid-al-Feter
Wednesday 24 May Independence Day
Tuesday 20 June Eritrean Martyr’s Day
Friday 1 September Armed Struggle
Tuesday 12 September Geez New Year
Thursday 28 September Finding of the True Cross
Monday 25 December Western Christmas Day
Tuesday 26 December Boxing Day

*Date subject to change