British Embassy Buenos Aires
We maintain and develop relations between the UK and Argentina. The British Embassy in Buenos Aires provides services to British nationals in Argentina.
The British Embassy in Buenos Aires maintains and develops relations between the UK and Argentina. Find out more on our UK and Argentina news page.
We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Argentina. You can access UK government services while in Argentina.
Urgent assistance
If you’re travelling in Argentina, see our Argentina Travel Advice.
If you’re in Argentina and you need advice which is not covered by reading 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 (011) 4808 2200. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Argentina, call 020 7008 5000 (24/7, 365 days a year).
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
We may be able to offer some notarial services, such as making a certified copy of a British passport and some information notes. See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.
Consular fees
We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Argentina.
Feedback on our services
We are keen to improve our services. If you have been in contact with our consular staff in Buenos Aires we would welcome your feedback on what we did well and your suggestions on what we could have done differently or better. Please write to: feedback.consular.services@fcdo.gov.uk.
Our people

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Deputy Head of Mission, Argentina
Contact us
British Embassy Buenos Aires
British Embassy Buenos Aires
Dr. Luis Agote 2412 (1425)
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Email
askinformation.baires@fcdo.gov.uk
General enquiries
+54 11 4808 2200
If you are a British person in need of assistance, call +54 11 4808 2200, selecting the option “help for British people visiting or living overseas”. Your call will be answered 24hrs/7days. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Argentina, call 020 7008 5000 (24/7, 365 days a year).
You can also write to us using our contact form: www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-buenos-aires. Consular officers respond to written enquiries as soon as they can.
The Consular Section operates an appointment-only system. Appointment times can be accessed by following the steps for the service you require on our website or by calling +54 11 4808 2200.
For all other Embassy enquiries (not consular related), email: askinformation.baires@fcdo.gov.uk.
Please note this email is only monitored during office hours and is not intended for emergency contact or cases involving British nationals.
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