The British High Commission Bridgetown maintains and develops relations between the UK and Barbados.

Find out more on our UK and Barbados news page

The British High Commission in Bridgetown provides services to British nationals living in and visiting and the countries of the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines.

You can access UK government services while in Barbados.

Urgent assistance

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

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

If you’re in Barbados and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call + 1 246 430 7800.If you’re in the UK and worried about a British person in Barbados, 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

See the full list of notarial and documentary services we provide.

Consular fees

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

Development work in Barbados

Development Tracker: Barbados to explore international development projects funded by the UK government by country and sector

Barbados and the UK updates, news and events from the UK government in Barbados

Find out more in the country profile for the Caribbean.

Our people

British High Commissioner to Barbados, and non-resident High Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines
Scott Furssedonn-Wood MVO
  • Deputy Head of Mission to Barbados, and non-resident High Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines

Contact us


British High Commission, Bridgetown

Lower Collymore RockPO Box 676
Bridgetown
Barbados

Telephone:
+ 1 246 430 7800/ +44 20 7008 5000

Fax:
+ 1 246 430 7860

For help while visiting or living overseas in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines, British people can call +1246 430 7800, selecting the option for consular support. Your call will be answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can also write to us using our contact form: www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-bridgetown.

The Consular Section operates an appointment-only system. Appointment times can be accessed by following the steps for the service you require on our website or by calling +1246 430 7800.

For all other British High Commission enquiries (not consular related) for any of the seven islands listed above, email: ukinbarbados@fcdo.gov.uk. Please note this email is only monitored during office hours. For emergency contact or cases involving British people, please use the telephone number or the webform, which are monitored 24/7.

Access and opening times

Honorary British Consul Dominica

For emergency Consular assistance contact British High Commission in
Barbados

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

Access and opening times

Honorary British Consul St Kitts and Nevis

For emergency Consular assistance contact British High Commission in
Barbados

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

Access and opening times

Corporate information