Location:
Nicaragua
Part of:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

There is no British Embassy in Managua. The British Embassy in San Jose maintains and develops relations between the UK and Nicaragua.

Find out more on our Nicaragua and the UK news page.

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

You can access UK government services while in Nicaragua.

Urgent assistance

If you’re travelling in Nicaragua, see our Nicaragua travel advice.

If you’re in Managua and you need advice which is not covered by reading our travel advice then you can contact us online.

If you’re in Managua and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +506 2258 2025.

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.

We do not issue emergency travel documents in Managua. You can apply for an emergency travel document from Nicaragua. Your emergency travel document may take up to four weeks to reach you in Nicaragua.

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

We currently do not offer notarial and documentary services in Nicaragua.

We provide services at our Embassy in San Jose.

Our people

Ben Lyster-Binns

Non-Resident British Ambassador to Nicaragua
Ben Lyster-Binns

Contact us

British Embassy

British Embassy San Jose
Edificio Centro Colón, Paseo Colón and Streets 38 and 40
San Jose
Costa Rica

Telephone
(506) 2258-2025

There is no resident British diplomatic mission in Managua. The British Embassy in San Jose has overall responsibility for the relations of the British government with the country of Nicaragua.

For general enquiries, email: ukin.costarica@fcdo.gov.uk

For consular enquiries (e.g. relating to difficulties encountered by British nationals), please use our contact form: www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-san-jose