About 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.
About us
Visit our profile page for more about the work we do.
Opening hours
Due to security considerations, public access is by appointment only.
Telephone: 9am to 4pm Monday to Thursday 9am to 1pm Friday (excluding public holidays)
Emergency consular assistance following the death, hospitalisation, arrest, or other serious incident involving a British national is available 24 hours by calling +1 246 430 7800
Visa enquiries
Service not offered at this location
Check if you need a visa or send an enquiry to UK Visas and Immigration.
Passports
Service not offered at this location
Find out how to apply for a British passport or send an enquiry to His Majesty’s Passport Office.
Services available by appointment in Bridgetown
Make an appointment on-line for the following services, or contact us by telephone for further help.
Disabled access
Our offices are fully equipped with facilities for disabled visitors. If you need special assistance, please contact us before you arrange an appointment.
Press enquiries
Our press team answers media enquiries about the work of the UK government and the British High Commission in Bridgetown. To contact the press team, please call +1 (246) 430 7800
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Public holidays 2022
On the following public holidays, our office will be closed for normal business. Emergency consular assistance for British nationals is available by telephone.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year’s Day |
| 3 January | New Year’s Day (substitute) |
| 21 January | Errol Barrow Day |
| 15 April | Good Friday |
| 18 April | Easter Monday |
| 28 April | National Heroes Day |
| 1 May* | Early May bank holiday, Labour Day |
| 2 May | Early May bank holiday, Labour Day BGI (substitute) |
| 2 June | Spring Bank Holiday |
| 3 June | Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday |
| 6 June | Whit Monday |
| 1 August | Kadooment Day |
| 2 August | Emancipation Day |
| 29 August | Summer Bank Holiday |
| 19 September | Bank Holiday for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II |
| 30 November | Independence Day |
| 25 December* | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
| 27 December | Christmas Day (substitute) |
*Barbados - substitute day given when a public holiday falls on a Sunday