For British residents and travellers in the Nice area, the Honorary Consulate of the United Kingdom in Nice is the nearest official contact.
Contact Details
| Address | 22, avenue Notre-Dame, 06000 Nice, France |
| Telephone | +33 1 44 51 31 00 |
| spaissoni@magic.fr |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
The British honorary consul in Nice
Nice belongs to the Alpes-Maritimes département in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The nearest British career consular office is the consulate in Marseille, about 173 km away. Distance to the British Embassy in Paris: about 688 km.
French citizens need an electronic travel authorisation for the United Kingdom before departure. A valid passport is required. The United Kingdom is rated “normal vigilance” by the French Foreign Ministry. Details: French travel advice (Conseils aux voyageurs).
Passports and visas: who is responsible?
For passports, visas and civil status documents, British citizens contact the British Embassy in Paris.
The United Kingdom also has career consular offices in France: consulate general in Paris, consulate in Marseille and consulate in Bordeaux.
Contact details of the British Embassy in Paris, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 35 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France
- Telephone: +33 1 44 51 31 00
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–13:00 and 14:30–17:00
- Website: www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-paris.fr
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by the United Kingdom and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help British citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Nice
24 other countries are represented in Nice, among them: Algeria (consulate), Austria (honorary), Brazil (honorary), Cabo Verde (consulate general), Canada (honorary), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (honorary), Finland (honorary), Germany (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Luxembourg (honorary), Mauritania (honorary), Moldova (consulate general), Norway (honorary), Peru (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Romania (honorary), Serbia (honorary). The full list of all 25 missions is on the overview page for France.
British missions in France
Measured in a straight line from Nice, the nearest other British office is the Consulate in Marseille (about 160 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Nice.
- Paris (690 km) – Embassy of the United Kingdom
- Paris (690 km) – Consulate General
- Bordeaux (640 km) – Consulate
- Marseille (160 km) – Consulate
- Amiens (790 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Calais (900 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Cayenne – Honorary Consulate
- Dunkerque (890 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Fort-de-France – Honorary Consulate
- Montpellier (270 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Nantes (790 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Nice – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Pointe-à-Pitre – Honorary Consulate
- Saint-Malo (900 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs – directory of foreign representations in France, French travel advice. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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