We no longer issue passports in Armenia. We accept applications at the British Embassy in Yerevan, but they are forwarded to our Regional Passport Processing Centre in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Please present your papers in person at the Consular Section at the British Embassy in Yerevan.
We have a contracted agreement with DHL who will forward your application to Düsseldorf. Once you have completed the application process in the Consular Section at the British Embassy in Yerevan, we will forward the papers through DHL on your behalf. The fee for this service is €8.00 which will be added to the price of your passport.
Passport fees through Düsseldorf, Germany are:
Adult passport
You will be asked to complete a card payment authorisation form when presenting your application Card Payment Authorisation Form (pdf format). A separate completed form is required for each application. The fee for the passport and DHL service will be collected through this method by the British Consulate in Dusseldorf. Only Visa and Master Card can be accepted. If someone other than the applicant is providing payment, then we will require written confirmation of this and a copy of their passport or ID card.
CASH IS NO LONGER ACCEPTED
If you are renewing your passport you should allow 4 weeks for us to return your new passport to you. If it is your first British passport application then you should allow at least 6 weeks. If replacing a lost or stolen passport you should also allow at least 6 weeks. Please do not call to check on the progress of your application before this time.
Düsseldorf will return your passport direct to us and we will contact you on receipt.
NATIONALITY ENQUIRIES: Please note that we are unable to provide advice on enquiries related to nationality. Please see the section on Am I Eligible for a UK Passport (Link on left hand side) for further information.
All foreign legal documents submitted with a passport application (such as birth/death/marriage certificates, divorce papers, change of name documents, affidavits, etc) should be translated into English by an official translator at a local notary office.
You cannot get a friend or relative to do this for you.
If you need detailed information about what type of passport you need, what documents you need to supply for different types of application, please go to What passport do I need? page.
If you need to travel urgently and your normal passport is not available you should contact the BritishEmbassy in Yerevan. They may be able to provide you with emergency travel documentation. Please note they will not be able to answer general passport questions or give information on passport applications in progress (as they are no longer involved in this process). You should only contact them if you have a need to travel urgently and you will be asked to supply evidence of your need.
The Consular Section at the British Embassy is open for visitors from 09.15 - 10.30 and telephone calls from 09.15 - 16.00 (Local Time: Mon-Fri) if you have any queries that you cannot have answered from the website. The telephone number for switchboard is 010 264301. Please be aware that you might be charged for your call.
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