The British Consulate in Alicante is moving.... but not far - the new office will only be 10 minutes´walk from the current building.
From Tuesday 14th May you will find the Consulate on the Rambla Mendez Nuñez, just near the port of Alicante, a short walk from the Tram stop and Alicante Central bus station.

The Consulate in Alicante has been in its current location since 1979, The move to new premises shows how important it is that there is a continuing consular presence to support the nearly 300,000 residents and 3.5 million tourists who visit the region each year.

The new office building

Alicante is one of the busiest Consulates in the world, helping British nationals who have been hospitalised, arrested or suffered a bereavement, as well as issuing emergency travel documents to people whose passports have been stolen so they can return home.
A word of advice to holiday makers - when going out DO NOT take your passport with you - leave it in the hotel safe. The only time you will need it is to exchange money, then you are often given a card to show for subsequent visits. It is a very costly and time consuming process to obtain an emergency travel document!




British Consul Paul Rodwell said "The new Consulate will help us to assist better those who are most vulnerable,  whilst offering an improved customer experience, particularly in terms of access for those with reduced mobility. Furthermore, a new open plan office will deliver a better working environment for the team and the location in the centre of Alicante, with excellent access to public transport links will mean that those who need to find us, can do so easily.

There is also a change to the passport service for British Nationals living in Spain. As from Monday 13th May 2013, all applications will need to be sent directly to the Identity & Passport Service (IPS) in BELFAST and not Madrid, as is the current procedure. Also, the current premium rate helpline number is being changed to a standard UK call rate. The number for anyone wanting to contact the IPS Customer Service Centre is: 0044 300 222 0000

The new Consulate office is located on the 6th floor of the "Edificio Espacio" and open to the public from 8.30am until 13.30pm Monday to Friday. The map below shows the location of the new office in relation to the current position.

The new address is:
British Consulate in Alicante
Edificio Espacio
Rambla Mendez Nuñez 28-30
6ta Plante (6th floor)
Alicante 03002

I just hope that you don´t ever actually need to go there - but only because normally it would be under unfortunate circumstances - the staff are actually lovely!