About British High Commission Nairobi
Upper Hill RoadP.O. Box 30465-00100, Nairobi
Nairobi
Kenya
Telephone
+254 (0) 20 287 3000 / +254 (0) 20 2844 000/ +44 20 7008 5000
If you’re in Kenya and you need urgent help (for example you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +254 (0) 20 2873000 or +254 (0) 20 2844000. If you're in the UK and are worried about a British national in Kenya, call Outside office hours call +44 (0) 20 70085000. Consular assistance is available 24/7. When calling please stay on the line and select the option for ‘calling about an emergency involving a British National’ to speak to a consular officer.
Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-nairobi
For Passport enquiries
Email correspondence should be submitted via the online enquiry form at the following web address: www.gov.uk/passport-advice-line
For Visa Enquiries
Contact: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk
For general enquiries,
Contact: Nairobi.Enquiries@fcdo.gov.uk
Public Holidays 2024
| Holiday | Day/Date |
| New Year’s Day | Monday 1 January |
| Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
| Easter Monday | Monday 1 April |
| Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) | Thursday 11 April *Day could vary by moon sighting |
| *Labour Day | Wednesday 1 May |
| *Early May Bank Day | Monday 6 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday/Whitsun UK | Monday 27 May |
| Madaraka Day | Saturday 1 June (Compensation Day Monday 3 June) |
| Eid-al-Adha | Monday 17 June *Day could vary by moon sighting |
| Summer Bank Holiday UK | Monday 26 August |
| Moi/Huduma Day | Thursday 10 October |
| Mashujaa Day | Sunday 20 October (Compensation Day Monday 21 October) |
| Jamhuri Day | Thursday 12 December |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December |
| Boxing/Utamaduni Day | Thursday 26 December |
*Individual staff will decide whether to take either Labour Day (Wednesday 1 May) or the UK bank holiday (Monday 6 May) but not both.
Privacy notice
If you visit the British High Commission Nairobi see our privacy notice for visitors which explains how we will process your data for security and public health management reasons.