British Embassy Addis Ababa
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-19)

The British Embassy in Ethiopia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Ethiopia.

We represent British interests in Ethiopia and the African Union. We help boost political, cultural, economic and social relations between them and the UK by offering a wide range of services and funding of various projects.

Find out more on our UK and Ethiopia news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/ethiopia/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Ethiopia and Djibouti. You can access UK government services while in Ethiopia (https://www.gov.uk/world/ethiopia).

If you’re travelling in Ethiopia, see our Ethiopia travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ethiopia).

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/ethiopia/british-embassy-addis-ababa)

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 (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/ethiopia/british-embassy-addis-ababas).

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

See full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

Development work with Ethiopia

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 Ethiopia, view the Development Tracker (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/countries/ET).