Consulate Information

We have listed all the major Consulate Emergency telephone numbers that may be of use as well as local important numbers.

Know before you go ...

For up-to-date travel advice and tips, check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) website at www.fco.gov.uk/travel or call 0845 850 2829.
Get a good guidebook and find out about your destination. Make sure you know about local laws and customs and follow them on arrival.
Tell family and friends where you are going and leave them your contact details. Leave copies of your passport, insurance policy (including a 24-hour emergency number), ticket details, and your itinerary and/or store online using a secure data storage site.
Whether you are travelling or living overseas, you should have the details of your nearest British Embassy or Consulate with you. in the event of any major crisis, we provide advice and travel updates on www.fco.gov.uk as well as on our Facebook (www.facebook.com/fcotravel) and Twitter (twitter.com/fcotravel) travel advice sites.

Before you go...

Make sure you are aware of all the necessary requirements to travel before you go. The following may be found useful information .

Insurance

Get adequate and comprehensive travel insurance and check that it covers all the activities you plan to undertake. Be sure your policy provides for: an air ambulance, in case you need to be flown home all medical bills (which can be expensive) any pre-existing medical conditions any potentially hazardous sports activities bringing the body home, in the event of a death bringing your family home, in the event of your illness or injuryreplacing and/or bringing your car home. Plan to stay healthy Check what vaccinations you need with your GP as soon as possible before you travel. Check to see if you need extra health precautions for the country you are visiting (e.g. malaria zones). Check if your medication is legal in the country you are visiting. Pack it in your hand luggage. If you are taking prescribed medication, take a copy of the prescription with you, and find out if you will need to take a doctor's letter with you. If you're travelling within the European Economic Area (EEA), get an EHIC from www.dh.gov.uk/travellers, ring 0845 606 2030 or go to the Post Office. But remember you still need travel insurance.

Passports and visas

If you want to travel overseas, including journeys through the Channel Tunnel, you will need a passport. Check that your passport is still valid. Some countries and airlines may require you to have a minimum of six months validity in your passport at return date. Make a note of the passport number, take a photocopy of the last page with you, and leave a copy with family/friends. Write the full details of your next of kin in your passport. Check if you will need a visa-travel agents can advise - Children under 16 (including babies) not already included on a valid passport, need their own individual passports. Children already included on their parents' passports can continue to travel on these until they reach 16, or until the passport on which they are included on expires. When travelling to the USA, children must hold a passport of their own. Take another means of identification (preferably with a photograph).

When you are there...

Unless you are required to carry the original document, keep your passport in the hotel safe and carry a photocopy with you. Should you loose or have your passport stolen YOU must visit the consulate for an emergency passport. You can no longer travel to the UK without a valid travel document.

Drugs

Avoid any involvement with drugs-the penalties are severe and could include the death sentence. Don't carry parcels or luggage through customs for other people. Don't cross land borders with people you don't know, e.g. hitch-hikers.

Money

Before you go... Make sure you have enough to cover emergencies. Find out if traveller's cheques are appropriate for your destination and keep a separate record of their numbers. Find out how your traveller's cheques and credit cards can be replaced if lost. Check the expiry dates on your credit or debit card(s) and make a separate note of their numbers.

Giving feedback

If you do need to get in touch with a British Consulate when overseas, we would welcome any comments on the assistance you received. Please email the following address: feedback.consular.servicesafco.gov.uk

Consulates

Consulate

The nearest British consulate is in Las Palmas: Edificio Cataluña Calle Luis Morote 6-3ª 35007 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Tel (+34) 902 109 356

Alternative telephone number:

(+34) 91 334 2194

For Lanzarote there is a Honorary Consul in the Hotel Costa Calero, Monday to Friday between 09.00-11.00. Telephone on 928 849 552

All the information above is taken from leaflets issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign consulates in Lanzarote

Germany - Consulate (+34) 928 51 92 31

Ireland – Consulate (+34) 928 81 52 62

Embassies in Madrid

Australia - Embassy (+34) 91 353 66 00

Canada – Embassy (+34) 91 382 84 00
China – Embassy (+34) 91 519 42 42
New Zealand – Embassy (+34) 91 523 02 26
Russia – Embassy (+34) 91 562 22 64
South Africa – Embassy (+34) 91 436 37 80
United Kingdom – Embassy (+34) 91 714 63 00
United States Embassy (+34) 91 587 22 00

Foreign consulates in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Foreign consulates in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

British Embassy Madrid

Torre Emperador Castellana
Paseo de la Castellana 259D
28046 Madrid
Spain

The information contained above is accurate at the time of uploading should ammendments need to take place, then this will be carried out on the next upload.

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