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Ecuador, Quito, British Embassy


  • Ambassador:

  • Mrs Linda Cross

Address:

Disabled access

Citiplaza Building,
Naciones Unidas Avenue. and República de El Salvador, 14th Floor.
(Consular Section 12th floor)
PO Box 17-17-830
Quito

The Embassy has disabled access and toilets. Please call us if you have any queries on this issue.

Switchboard:

 (593) (2) 2970 800 / 801

Phone:

 (593) (2) 2970 800 / 801

Fax:

 (593) (2) 2970 810 General
(593) (2) 2970 809 Commercial
(593) (2) 2970 807 Consular

Website:

 http://ukinecuador.fco.gov.uk/en/

Office hours:

 Embassy
GMT: Mon-Thurs: 1300-2130
Fri: 1300-1800

Local Time: Mon-Thurs: 0800-1630 
Fri: 0800-1300

Consular Section
(Public Opening Hours)
GMT: Mon-Thurs  1300-1730
Local Time: Mon-Thurs 0830-1130
Friday - Closed to the public         

  • Submission of new applications: Notarial Services, Legalisations, Birth & Death Registrations and emergency passports (ETD).
  • Collection of Documents: 1 working day for notarial services
  • British nationals in distress will also be attended on Fridays and outside public attention hours

Consular Enquiries: quito.consular@fco.gov.uk
(Please note UK visa enquiries will not be answered. Please visit http://www.visainfoservices.com  /  http://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk for information.

General Enquiries: britishembassy.quito@fco.gov.uk

Consular Section

The Consular section of the Embassy is responsible for looking after the welfare of British Nationals visiting or living in Ecuador, providing consular assistance to distressed British nationals, as well as issuing emergency travel documents (ETD), registering births and deaths, and carrying out notarial acts.

For further information about our consular assistance and services, please send an e-mail to: quito.consular@fco.gov.uk

Enquiries regarding UK visa issues and/or entry requirements for the UK or Ecuador, received e-mail, will not be answered.

Visas section

There is no longer a visa section at the British Embassy in Quito. For information about how to apply for a UK visa, please visit Worldbridge's website   https://www.visainfoservices.com.

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