Location:
Romania
Part of:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

The British Embassy in Bucharest maintains and develops relations between the UK and Romania.

Read the latest information on the rights and status of UK nationals in the EU.

Find out more on our Romania and the UK news page

We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Romania.

You can access UK government services while in Romania including our Living in Romania guide.

Urgent assistance

If you’re in Romania and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +40 (21) 201 7200. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British national in Romania, call 020 7008 1500.

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 due to travel in the next 24 hours, contact us as soon as possible.

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.

Once you have contacted us, you will be advised to make an appointment to apply for an emergency travel document at the British Embassy Bucharest.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

We may be able to offer notarial services, including making a certified copy of a document. See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.

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 Romania.

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Our people

Andrew Noble

Andrew Noble

British Ambassador to Romania

Contact us

British Embassy

24 Jules Michelet
010463 Bucharest
Romania

For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email BritishEmbassy.Bucharest@fco.gov.uk

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