About British Embassy, La Paz
Avenida Arce No. 2732
La Paz
La Paz
Bolivia
Switchboard
(591 2) 2433424
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(591 2) 2431073/+44 20 7008 5000
If you are calling the embassy out of office hours for urgent assistance, please stay on the line and select the option ‘calling about an emergency involving a British national’ to speak to an officer.
Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-la-paz
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email: BELaPaz@fcdo.gov.uk
Consular Section opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:00. Appointment required, except in emergencies.
For any emergency involving a British citizen during holidays or out-of-office-hours, please call our switchboard and your call will be properly re-directed.
Passport collection hours: Monday to Thursday from 9:00 to 12:00
All visa enquiries are dealt with by VFS Global. Please visit their website
https://visa.vfsglobal.com/bol/en/gbr/, which contains all the relevant information about visas for Bolivian residents as well as contact information for the international visa enquiry centre.
Office hours
- GMT: Mon–Thurs: 1230–1630 and 1730-2100 Fri: 1230–1730
- Local Time: Mon-Thurs: 0830-1230 and 1330-1700 Fri: 0830-1330
In case of emergency involving a British national, please call our switchboard (591 2) 2433424 and you will be re-directed to an emergency response team.
Public holidays 2024
| Monday 1 January | New Year’s Day | |
| Monday 12 February | Carnival | |
| Tuesday 13 February | Carnival | |
| Friday 29 March | Good Friday | |
| Monday 1 April | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday 1 May | Labour Day | |
| Monday 27 May | Spring Bank Holiday | |
| Thursday 30 May | Corpus Christi | |
| Tuesday 16 July | La Paz Day | |
| Tuesday 6 August | Bolivia Independence Day | |
| Monday 26 August | Summer Bank Holiday | |
| Thursday 2 November | All Souls’ Day | |
| Wednesday 25 December | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday 26 December | Boxing Day |