The Embassy of Russia in London is Russia’s diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom. Russian nationals in the UK turn to it for passports and official documents.
Contact Details
| Address | 6/7 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QP, United Kingdom |
| Telephone | +44 20 7229 6412 +44 20 7229 3620 |
| Fax | +44 20 7727 8625 |
| kanc@rusemb.org.uk | |
| Website | www.rusemb.org.uk |
| Head of Mission | Vacant, Ambassador |
| National Day | 12 June |
Consular Section
| Address | 5 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W8 4QS |
| Telephone | +44 20 3668 7474 |
| info@rusemb.org.uk |
Opening Hours
The FCDO list gives no opening hours for this mission. Contact it by phone or e-mail before visiting.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
The consular section has its own address: 5 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W8 4QS.
The embassy and its network in the UK
The ambassador is Vacant. The London Diplomatic List names 33 accredited diplomats and attachés for the mission. Russia also has career consular offices in Edinburgh.
Consular services
Depending on where you live, consular matters may also be handled by: Consulate General Edinburgh (Edinburgh).
Documents checklist
Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Russian sources:
Russian passport for travel abroad (zagranpasport)
- Application form prepared online: zp.midpass.ru (biometric 10-year passport) or passportzu.kdmid.ru (5-year passport)
- Photo 35 × 45 mm attached to the application (one extra photo for the non-biometric passport)
- Your current Russian passport for travel abroad – or a valid internal passport if it has expired, is unusable or was never issued
- If the name has changed: marriage or name-change certificate; foreign documents need an apostille and a notarised Russian translation
- If the old passport was lost: a written statement about the loss
- Most consulates work by appointment only (electronic queue)
Sources: Consular Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry – documents for passports (kdmid.ru) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.
Other consulates and embassies in the UK
184 other countries are represented in the UK, among them: Rwanda (high commission), Saint Kitts and Nevis (high commission), Saint Lucia (high commission), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (high commission), Samoa (high commission), Saudi Arabia (embassy), Senegal (embassy), Serbia (embassy), Seychelles (high commission), Sierra Leone (high commission), Singapore (high commission), Slovakia (embassy), Slovenia (embassy), Solomon Islands (high commission), Somalia (embassy), South Africa (high commission), South Sudan (embassy), Spain (embassy), Sri Lanka (high commission), São Tomé and Príncipe (embassy). The full list of all 185 missions is on the overview page for the United Kingdom.
Closing days
The embassy is normally closed on UK bank holidays as well as on the Russian national day: 12 June.
Emergency assistance
Missions can issue emergency travel documents, contact relatives and provide lists of lawyers or doctors; they cannot pay bills or act as a lawyer. In the UK, the emergency number is 999 (or 112).
Diplomatic missions of Russia in the United Kingdom
Russia in the United Kingdom
Measured in a straight line from London, the nearest other Russian office is the Consulate General in Edinburgh (about 530 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from London.
- London – Embassy of Russia (this page)
- Edinburgh (530 km) – Consulate General
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Details checked on 11 October 2026. Sources: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office – London Diplomatic List (October 2026), www.rusemb.org.uk. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the embassy before your visit.
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