North and Central America and Caribbean

Insurance

 

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake.  Please see the "Travel insurance" page of the FCO website. 

 

If things do go wrong when you are overseas then this is how we can help.

Consular Assistance

There is no British Embassy in Honduras.  The British Embassy in Guatemala City has overall responsibility for Honduras.  In the event of an emergency in San Pedro Sula, the department of Cortes and the north coast, contact the British Honorary Consul in San Pedro Sula.  In the event of an emergency on the Bay Islands contact the British Honorary Consul in Roatan.  For emergencies elsewhere contact the Honorary Consul in Tegucigalpa.

Honorary Consul (Tegucigalpa): Mr Leonardo Casco Fortin, Col. Reforms 2402, Tegucigalpa.

Office Hours: Local Time: Mon-Fri: 08:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:30, GMT: Mon -Fri: 14:00 to 18:00 and 20:00 to 23:30.

Tel: +504 237 6577; +504 237 6549; +504 238-3852 or +504 9990-8579; Fax: +504 238 4097

e-mail: reforma@cascomark.com

 

Honorary Consul (San Pedro Sula): Mr Edgardo Dumas, 2a. Calle entre 18-19 Avenida N.O. No 182, Colonia Moderna, San Pedro Sula, PO Box 63.

Office Hours: Local Time: Mon-Fri: 08:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00, Sat: 08:00 to 12:00, GMT: Mon-Fri: 14:00 to 18:00 and 19:00 to 23:00.

Tel: +504 550 2337, Fax: +504 550 6145;
email: edumas@sulanet.net

 

Honorary Consul (Roatan & Bay Islands): Mr Matthew Harper, Plan Grande, Roatan

Office Hours: Local Time: Mon-Fri: 08:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00, Sat: 08:00 to 12:00, GMT: Mon-Fri: 14:00 to 18:00 and 19:00 to 23:00.

Tel: +504 9727 2478 (Dedicated Line); +504 435 1018 (Office); +504 9994 6875 Mobile phone)

Email: nobobs@globalnet.hn

 

Passports should be left in a hotel safe/deposit box.  You should carry a photocopy of your personal details page for identification purposes.  You should ensure that your passport has sufficient validity and a plentiful supply of unused pages before you travel.

The British Honorary Consuls in Tegucigapa, Roatan and San Pedro Sula, and the British Embassy in Guatemala City do not issue standard passports. Applications for new passports should be sent to the UK Passport service for the Americas and Caribbean in Washington. Details of the process can be found at their website www.ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/passports. The process may take up to 10 working days. If a courier is used, the cost will be borne by the applicant.

However, in emergencies and some circumstances, we are able to process emergency passports in Honduras and Guatemala, but it is dependant on your situation. This document is only available if you have held a full passport previously. Please note that this passports is restrictive and only allows for one nominated journey and is not valid via the United States.

Registration

 

Register with our LOCATE servide to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.  More inforation about registering with LOCATE 

 

Alternatively you can register with the British Embassy in Guatemala on arrival in Honduras. You can do this via email at consular.guatemala@fco.gov.uk or through the Embassy website at: www.ukinguatemala.gov.uk.

 

Money

Credit cards are widely accepted.  ATMs are available in the major towns but often do not accept UK credit cards.  Only the more recognised travellers’ cheques in US Dollars (such as American Express) are accepted in Roatan.  Sterling cannot be changed in Honduras.