The Office of the British Embassy in Lviv is a regional office of the British Embassy in Kyiv; the Ukrainian foreign ministry lists it with an address in Lviv.
Contact Details
| Address | Akademika Hnatiuka Street 12A, RIUS business centre, 5th floor, office 504, 79007 Lviv, Ukraine |
| BritishEmbassyLviv@fcdo.gov.uk |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published in the directory of foreign diplomatic missions published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (October 2026). Call or e-mail the office before visiting.
Location of the Office
About the Office of the British Embassy in Lviv
The United Kingdom is also represented by the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Ukraine. Lviv, in Lviv Oblast, lies about 467 km in a straight line from the centre of Kyiv. Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civil flights, according to GOV.UK travel advice (October 2026).
From the office’s website
GOV.UK lists no separate opening hours for the Lviv office; the British Embassy in Kyiv states that it cannot provide in-person consular assistance in Ukraine.
Documents checklist
The most frequent applications and the documents the British authorities ask for:
Renewing a British passport from abroad
- British embassies and consulates do not issue passports – apply online with HM Passport Office on GOV.UK
- Your old passport, which you send with the application
- A digital photo
- A credit or debit card for the fee
- Any valid passports you hold from another country (the passport or a colour copy of every page)
Emergency travel document
- For British nationals outside the UK who need to travel within 6 weeks
- Your passport is lost, stolen, damaged, full or recently expired, or you cannot renew it in time
- Usually valid for a single or return journey through up to 5 countries
- Apply online on GOV.UK
Sources: GOV.UK – renew or apply for a British passport from overseas, GOV.UK – emergency travel document (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the British Embassy in Kyiv.
Other consulates and embassies in Lviv
3 other countries are represented in Lviv: Czech Republic (consulate general), Poland (consulate general), Poland (consulate general).
Closing days
Article 73 of the Labour Code of Ukraine lists nine public holidays, among them Christmas (25 December), Constitution Day (28 June) and Independence Day (24 August), but under martial law these are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6). Martial law remains in force throughout Ukraine, according to GOV.UK travel advice. The office may close on days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Ukraine, dial 103 for an ambulance, 101 for the fire service and 102 for the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Ukrainian citizens who need help in the United Kingdom can contact the Embassy of Ukraine in London.
Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom in Ukraine
The United Kingdom in Ukraine
Measured in a straight line from Lviv, the nearest other British office is the Embassy in Kyiv (about 470 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Lviv.
- Kyiv (470 km) – Embassy of the United Kingdom in Ukraine
- Lviv – Office of the British Embassy in Lviv (this page)
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – directory “Diplomatic missions of foreign states and representations of international organisations in Ukraine” (October 2026), Labour Code of Ukraine, Article 73 (public holidays), Law of Ukraine No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law, Article 6, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Ukraine (getting help, safety; still current 18 October 2026).
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