British Embassy
Kabul

English
دری

Location:: Afghanistan
Part of:: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence

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

The British government is supporting the Afghan government to:

support Afghan-led efforts to make progress towards a sustainable political settlement
build sustainable and sufficiently capable Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) which can contain the insurgency, deny safe havens to international terrorist groups and protect the civilian population
build a viable Afghan state, which can increasingly meet its population’s needs from its own resources

Urgent assistance

If you’re in Kabul and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +93 (0) 700 102 000. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British national in Afghanistan, 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 book an appointment for an emergency travel document at British Embassy Kabul.

Other consular services

Free informative notes

The British Embassy Kabul provides a number of free informative notes that can be downloaded and used in place of some certificates which may otherwise be charged for:

Confirmation of British Nationality (PDF, 148KB)

Holder of a British Passport (PDF, 132KB)

Visa Recommendations (PDF, 117KB)

Consular fees

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

Our people

Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG

British Ambassador to Afghanistan

Giles Lever

Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Kabul

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