How to apply for a full UK passport - from 5 October 2009

If you're in Argentina and need to apply for a full UK passport, then you should apply direct to the "UK Passport Service Centre for the Americas and Caribbean", Washington D.C., USA.

The UK Passport Service for the Americas and Caribbean
British Embassy
19 Observatory Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20008

Visit UKinUSA on how to apply.  

The British Consulate Buenos Aires can no longer accept full UK passport applications, and will return any that they receive, charging customers for the courier fee.  

Warning: If sending a photocopy of your passport, unless requested in your application your current passport will automatically be cancelled on the issuing of your new passport.  You should therefore not undertake any cross border journey until you have received your new passport.  To travel before this could leave you stranded in another country.

Passport Information Helpline

Unable to find what you're looking for on the UKinUSA website?  Try calling Careline Services (the UK Passport Helpline service) on +44 208 082 4721, between 8:30am and 8:30pm EST, Monday to Friday.  

A Textphone service is available for customers with hearing difficulties.

Got any feedback on our passport services?  

Please email your thoughts to: ukpassportserviceUSAcanada@careline-services.co.uk. Careline Services will respond to you within 1 business day.

Got an urgent need to travel to the UK?

You can still apply in Argentina for a UK Emergency Passport.  This is a restricted validity, one-way, travel document that can get you to the UK.  Please contact the Embassy in Argentina for more details.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to some frequently asked questions on passports.