British Embassy Madrid
Source: gov.uk (2025-12-04)

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

Find out more about our work with Spain on the UK and Spain news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/spain/news?utm_source=News&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain).

Travelling to the UK and visas

Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)

The ETA gives you permission to travel to the UK. Find out about the new ETA and apply for one (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta).

If you plan to visit the UK check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK (https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/before-you-leave-for-the-uk?utm_source=Check-documents&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Template) and check if you need a UK visa (https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa?utm_source=Check-visa&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Template).

For questions about applying for a visa or your visa status, contact UK Visas and Immigration (https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk?utm_source=Contact-UKVI&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain) (UKVI). The British Embassy Madrid cannot help with travel or visa enquiries.

Getting help in Spain

Emergency assistance

Contact your travel provider and insurer if you’re involved in a serious incident or emergency abroad. They’ll tell you if they can help and what you need to do to make a claim.

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/spain/british-embassy-madrid)

Passports

If you’re abroad and cannot use your passport, for example if it’s been lost, stolen or damaged, you can apply for a replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports?utm_source=Passport&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain).

If you need to travel before your replacement passport is issued, you can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/travel-urgently-from-abroad-without-uk-passport?utm_source=ETD&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain).

Living in Spain

Read our guidance about moving to or living in Spain (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain?utm_source=Living&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain), including information about:
- healthcare
- driving
- accessing your pension
- working (including tax)
- studying
Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

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

Consular fees

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

Other British consulates in Spain

We also provide services in:
- Alicante (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-alicante?utm_source=Alicante&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain)
- Barcelona (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-barcelona?utm_source=Barcelona&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain)
- Ibiza (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-ibiza?utm_source=Ibiza&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain)
- Las Palmas (https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-consulate-las-palmas-de-gran-canaria)
- Malaga (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-malaga?utm_source=Malaga&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain)
- Palma de Mallorca (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-palma-de-mallorca?utm_source=Mallorca&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain)
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-santa-cruz-de-tenerife?utm_source=Tenerife&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain)
There is a full list of UK help and services in Spain (https://www.gov.uk/world/spain?utm_source=World&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain) and find out more about our work on the UK and Spain news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/spain/news?utm_source=News&utm_medium=Embassy&utm_campaign=Spain).