British Embassy Kyiv
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-12)

The embassy is operating a limited diplomatic function from Kyiv, but we cannot provide any in-person consular assistance to British nationals.

Find out more on our Ukraine and the UK news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/ukraine/news).

We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Ukraine.

You can access UK government services while in Ukraine (https://www.gov.uk/world/ukraine).

If you’re a Ukrainian national: check what you need to do move to the UK if you’re from Ukraine (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/move-to-the-uk-if-youre-from-ukraine). This guidance explains what to do before you travel to the UK, including visas, and after you arrive.

The FCDO advises against all travel to Ukraine

We advise British nationals to leave Ukraine immediately if you judge it is safe to do so. You should follow the advice of the Ukrainian authorities while you remain in Ukraine, and check the measures in place where you are, as they vary by region. Find out more in the FCDO Travel Advice for Ukraine (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ukraine) including the advice on returning to the UK (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ukraine/returning-to-the-uk).

Immediate family members of British nationals in Ukraine

Read Support for family members of British nationals in Ukraine, and Ukrainian nationals in Ukraine (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/support-for-family-members-of-british-nationals-in-ukraine-and-ukrainian-nationals-in-ukraine-and-the-uk). This includes information on family migration visas. If you need assistance to apply for this visa, contact UK Visas and Immigration for help (https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk)

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/ukraine/british-consulate-kyiv)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/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 (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-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 (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (#contact-us).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

Our notarial and document services are not currently available in Ukraine. If you urgently need a notarial or document service, contact us using the web contact form (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/written-enquiry).

Development work with Ukraine

The UK government supports international development through long-term partnerships. These are tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, built on mutual accountability and transparency. Sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy, and we are working to go further and faster to reduce poverty globally.

For up-to-date information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work in Ukraine, view the Development Tracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/countries/UA).