British Embassy Kinshasa
Source: gov.uk (2025-11-13)

The British Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo maintains and develops relations between the UK and the DRC.

As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a major donor to the DRC, the UK supports a stable DRC at peace with its neighbours, with legitimate and effective state institutions that serve its citizens and which sees sustainable economic growth leading to improved health, education and living conditions for all Congolese citizens.

Find out more on our UK and the Democratic Republic of the Congo news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting the DRC. You can access UK government services while in the Democratic Republic of Congo (https://www.gov.uk/world/democratic-republic-of-the-congo).

We are also responsible for the UK’s bilateral relationship with the Republic of Congo (https://www.gov.uk/world/congo/news) (Brazzaville) and the Central African Republic (https://www.gov.uk/world/central-african-republic/news).

If you’re travelling in the Democratic Republic of Congo, see our DRC travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/democratic-republic-of-the-congo). If you are travelling to the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), see our RoC travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/congo) and our Central African Republic (CAR) travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/world/central-african-republic/news).

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/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/british-embassy-kinshasa)

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/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/british-embassy-kinshasa).

Official documents and services we provide

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

Consular certificate

If you need a consular certificate to work or renew your residency permit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, you can apply and pay for this online and collect your document from the British Embassy Kinshasa.

Apply for a consular certificate online (https://www.prove-eligibility-foreign-government.service.gov.uk/request-a-document/request-a-document/get-a-document-from-the-british-embassy?beforeYouStart.serviceType=Democratic%20Republic%20of%20the%20Congo%20-%20consular%20certificate).

Consular fees

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

Development work with the DRC

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