British Embassy Niamey

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

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

Find out more on our UK and Niger news page. You can also access UK government services while in Niger.

The British Embassy Niamey does not provide consular services. If you’re a UK national and need consular assistance in Niger, contact the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos.

Security situation in Niger

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against all travel to Niger, including the capital city Niamey, for security reasons.

The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos continues to provide limited assistance to British nationals.

If you are a British national in Niger

follow our travel advice for the latest information on travelling or staying in Niger
for assistance, contact the FCDO 24/7 by web form or telephone +234 (1) 277 0782, selecting option 2 (consular services for British nationals)

If you are in the UK and worried about a British person in Niger, call 020 7008 5000, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Urgent assistance

If you urgently need help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call the British Deputy High Commission in Lagos on +234 (1) 227 0780, +234 (1) 227 0781 or +234 (1) 227 0782.

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

Consular fees

The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos charges fees for some consular services. See the full list of consular fees in Nigeria.

Development work in Niger

The International Development White Paper set out how the UK is working with partners to:

eliminate extreme poverty
address climate change and biodiversity loss
increase progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030

The UK does this through long-term partnerships tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, founded on mutual accountability and transparency. The white paper builds on the UK Government’s International Development Strategy and the Integrated Review Refresh (IR23). These documents reiterate that sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy, and set out how the UK will go further and faster to reduce poverty.

For information on how the International Development White Paper is being implemented in Niger, view the UK-Niger development partnership summary.

For information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Niger, view the Development Tracker.

Our people

Catherine Inglehearn

British Ambassador to Niger

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