British Embassy Nouakchott

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

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

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

There is no consular office in British Embassy Nouakchott. For consular assistance to UK nationals living in and visiting Mauritania, contact British Embassy in Dakar.

Urgent assistance

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

If you’re in Mauritania and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +221 33 868 60 31. If you’re in the UK and concerned about a British national in Mauritania, call 020 7008 5000.

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

The British Embassy in Dakar may be able to offer notarial services, including making a certified copy of a document such as a passport, witnessing a signature and issuing other official documents.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some consular services.

Development work in Mauritania

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 Mauritania, view the UK-Mauritania development partnership summary.

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

Our people

Colin Wells

British Ambassador to Mauritania

Contact us