The British Embassy Sarajevo maintains and develops relations between the United Kingdom and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Visiting the Embassy

Access to the Embassy for all visitors is strictly by appointment.

If you need consular assistance, including scheduling or rescheduling an appointment, please call + 387(0)33 282 200, choosing the consular option. The consular line is available 24/7.

Find out more on our UK and Bosnia and Herzegovina news page

The British Embassy in Sarajevo provides services to British nationals living in and visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina.

You can access UK government services while in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Urgent assistance

If you’re travelling in Bosnia and Herzegovina, see our Bosnia and Herzegovina travel advice.

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

If you’re in Bosnia and Herzegovina and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +387 (0) 33 282 200. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 notarial services, including make a certified copy of a document. See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.

Legalisation services

The consulate in Sarajevo provides legalisation services. Read our notarial and documentary services page for more information on legalisation.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Our people

British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Julian Reilly

Contact us


British Embassy Sarajevo

39a, Hamdije Cemerlica street
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Email
britishembassy.sarajevo@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone
+387 (0) 33 282 200

Fax
+387 (0) 33 282 203

You can contact us by phone 24/7 at +387 33 282 200

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-sarajevo
For enquiries that are not about consular issues, email: britishembassy.sarajevo@fcdo.gov.uk

Access and opening times

British Embassy (Consular Services)

39a, Hamdije Cemerlica street
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Telephone
+387 (0) 33 282 200/+44 20 7008 5000

Fax
+387 (0) 33 282 203


(593) (2) 3972 200

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-sarajevo

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Ministry of Defence Section

39a, Hamdije Cemerlica street
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Email
Defence.Sarajevo@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone
+ 387 (0) 33 282 200

Fax
+ 387 (0) 33 282 203

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Department for Business and Trade Bosnia and Herzegovina

39a, Hamdije Cemerlica street
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Email
DLSarajevoCommercialEnquiries@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone
+ 387 (0) 33 282 200

Fax
+ 387 (0) 33 282 203

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Embassy office in Banja Luka

Telephone
+387 (0) 51 212 395

Fax
+387 (0) 51 216 842

Access and opening times

Corporate information